About 100 patients, clinicians, and others are already registered as attendees at the conference on
Click on the link above for more information and to register. There is still plenty of time to join us.
The conference will take place from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern time on Monday, December 13 AND on 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Thursday, December 16.
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In late October, we had commented on the then-latest revision of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)’s guidelines on the initial management of men with low-risk forms of localized prostate cancer. Specifically we had protested the removal of any suggestion that this form of prostate cancer should — preferably — be managed using active surveillance. The NCCN has now released a new revision to the guidelines that has modified the prior suggestion. … READ MORE …
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Registration is now OPEN for the upcoming conference on future research into the use of active surveillance for men with favorable-risk forms of localized prostate cancer:
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As many readers will already be aware, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has recently removed the word “preferred” from its statement regarding the use of active surveillance (AS) as an appropriate form of management of men with low-risk forms of localized prostate cancer. A broad swath of specialists in the initial management of low-risk disease, as well as many in the patient advocacy community, have been highly critical of this change to the NCCN guidelines. … READ MORE …
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Three major randomized clinical trials and a meta-analysis have proved that for most men waiting for early signs of recurrence after prostatectomy (e.g., three consecutive PSA rises or a PSA of 0.1 ng/ml) to give radiation gave the same outcome as immediate (“adjuvant”) radiation (see this link). But there are exceptions. … READ MORE …
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At the end of September, the Prostate Cancer Foundation appointed Charles {“Chuck”) Ryan, MD — formerly of the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of Minnesota — as the new President and CEO of the Foundation. And there will be two opportunities for patients to hear directly from Dr. Ryan in the near future. … READ MORE …
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Prostate Cancer International (PCaI) is proud to be an inaugural member of the new Prostate Cancer Impact Alliance (PCIA). PCIA’s shared vision is to advance education, research and equitable access to high quality care to better patient outcomes for men with prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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Two educational programs are scheduled on Wednesday, September 29. The two programs will be be very different: one for very early stage patients; the other for patients with progressive prostate cancer at risk for (or already diagnosed with) de novo metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) … READ MORE …
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The decision about whether or not to treat the entire pelvic lymph node area along with the prostate (called whole pelvic radiation therapy or WPRT) or to treat just the prostate with a margin around it (called prostate-only radiation therapy or PORT) has long been a matter of judgment. … READ MORE …
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A new paper by Meissner et al. has reported important, long-term data on fear of recurrence and biochemical progression of prostate cancer among a large cohort of German patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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In 2016, we looked at the Candiolo risk stratification system for radiation therapy. To our knowledge, it has not been prospectively validated or widely adopted. … READ MORE …
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As of Friday (July 22), we had received more than 250 responses to our brief survey on research into active surveillance. Most of these are from patients and some from their familial supporters (spouses, partners, etc.). However,we are still interested in getting more input — especially from clinicians, including specialists, generalists, and allied health personnel like urology nurses! … READ MORE …
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Three more upcoming webinars this week will deal with (a) the work-up of men with prostate cancer prostate cancer who progress after first-line therapy (such as surgery, radiation, etc.); (b) whether Gleason 6 disease should really be defined as “prostate cancer”; and (c) an update on the most current information related to the evaluation and management of men with prostate cancer appropriate for active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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Three upcoming webinars deal with (a) the diagnosis and work-up of clinically significant forms of localized prostate cancer; (b) handling anxiety and related issues for men on active surveillance (AS); and (c) whether AS is appropriate for African Americans and others of African ethnicity. See below for details. … READ MORE …
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