Prostate Cancer Support Edmonton

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October 2021

Prostate Cancer Pathology

Jonathan Epstein, MD, regarded as the best prostate cancer pathologist in the world, discusses everything patients need to know about their pathology report.
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April 2021

PMSA and Prostate Imaging

Radiologist and nuclear medicine expert, Thomas Hope, MD gives a survey of the imaging modalities used in prostate cancer management with an emphasis on the PSMA PET scan.
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March 2021

Radiation Vs Surgery

Clinical trials have demonstrated that radiation therapy has a lower side effect rate while achieving equal or better cure rates (depending on the stage of cancer).
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December 2020

Nutritional Program for Prostate Cancer Recovery

Dr. David Levy presents Chesapeake Urology’s Nutrition Program for Prostate Cancer Recovery.
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December 2020

Hifu and Prostate Cancer. What you need to know

PCRI’s Executive Director, Mark Scholz, MD, explains HIFU’s promise as a focal treatment for prostate cancer but also gives explains why he is reluctant to recommend the procedure in its current state to his patients.
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October 2020

Tulsa Pro for Prostate Cancer

PCRI’s moderator, Mark Moyad, MD, MPH, asks Laurence Klotz, MD, about TULSA-PRO, a recently developed form of therapy that uses real-time MR imaging and ultrasound waves to thermally ablate prostate tissue. Studies are ongoing, but the hope is that this therapy will be used for partial-gland ablation and that the real-time MR imaging will provide greater precision than its closest comparable treatment, HIFU.
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October 2020

What is better to Cure Prostate Cancer ? Surgery or Radiation

Surgery and radiation are the leading treatments for prostate cancer, but which one has a better chance of curing prostate cancer? Here were dive into the newest studies answering exactly that question and you’ll be surprised by the results.
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August 2020

What is a Normal PSA for a man without Prostate Cancer

PCRI’s Alex, asks medical oncologist, Mark Scholz, MD, about the benefits and limitations of PSA testing and what men need to know to get the most out of this powerful albeit flawed method of screening for prostate cancer.
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September 2018

Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

PCRI’s Executive Director, Mark Scholz, MD, elaborates on the pros and cons of the different focal treatments and compares them with radical whole-gland treatment.
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December 2021

Restoring Sexual Function After Prostate Cancer Treatment

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April 2017

Prostate brachytherapy: Treating patients with radioactive pellets

Dr. Nawaid Usmani, Associate Professor practicing radiation oncology in the Department of Oncology at the University of Alberta.

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April 2017

Comedy Night

Paul McLaughlin, prostate cancer survivor and budding comedian. Because sometimes we need a break from blood tests, biopsies, radiation, and urine leaks.

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January 2017

Current Insights into the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction after Prostate Cancer Treatment

Dr. Keith Rourke, Professor U of A and Alberta Urology Institue

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November 2016

Therapeutic Advancements in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Michael P. Kolinsky, MD, FRCPC; Medical Oncologist, Cross Cancer Institute.

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April 2014

Radiation Therapy Options for Postate Cancer

Dr. Matthew Parliament Medical Director, Cross Cancer Institute; and Professor Radiation Oncology, University of Alberta. Dr. Parliament provided an overview of how radiation is being used in the treatment of prostate cancer.

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2008

Robot assisted prostate removal

Dr. Eric Estey, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology at the University of Alberta. Description of the DaVinci Robotic Prostatectomy as done in Edmonton. Good views and descriptions of actual operations.

Talk to a member that has received prostate cancer treatment

You may not want to ask questions at a group meeting. You may want to speak with someone having the same issues. You may want to talk with someone who has gone through the same treatment you are considering. Or after treatment, you may be dealing with complications.