Saturday, May 8, 2010
MPCC 13th Annual Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Symposium

Quincy Marriott
If you missed the May 8 Symposium, you can view a brochure here. To see photos from the symposium, click here.

A listing of this year’s presentations follows. Presentations are being posted as received. You can view them by clicking on those titles which are underlined.

PROGRAM

Opening Keynote: So What’s New in Prostate Cancer
Clair Beard, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (invited); Neil Rofsky, MD, BIDMC; Martin Sanda, MD, BIDMC; Mary Ellen Taplin, MD, Dana­Farber Cancer Institute; Glenn Bubley, MD, BIDMC, moderator

Sessions
Assessing Prostate Cancer Progression after Primary Treatment: Glenn J. Bubley, MD, BIDMC
Designer T Cells: Using the Patient's Own Immune System to Fight Prostate Cancer: Richard P Junghans, MD, PhD, Roger Williams Medical Center
Dietary Supplements in Prostate Cancer Prevention: Recent and Ongoing Clinical Trials: Jason R. Gee, MD, Lahey Clinic
Family History and the Genetics of Prostate Cancer: Mark M. Pomerantz, MD, Dana­Farber Cancer Institute
Healthcare Reform in Massachusetts: Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, JD, Health Care For All; MaryLou Woodford, DPH, moderator
Late to Care: James Jacques Carter, MD, MPH, BIDMC; Mark Kennedy, Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Dalton Skerritt, Whittier Street Health Center
Prostate Cancer: A New Generation of Hormonal Therapies: Mary­Ellen Taplin, MD, Dana­Farber Cancer Institute
Psycho­social Issues: Treating the Whole Patient: Mark Yoder, NP, Boston Medical Center
Straight Talk from Nurses, Mary Ellen Morrissey, RN, BSN, BIDMC; Judi Schoenberg, RN, OCN, Mouth Auburn Hospital
The Impact of Robotic Surgery on Prostate Cancer Outcomes: Richard K. Babayan, MD, Boston Medical Center
Charles Austin Award: Presentation to Thomas L. Farmer
Closing Keynote: Prostate Cancer Survivorship: What Every Man Should Know: Matthew R. Smith, MD, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital

 
Jack Colbert Memorial Award
2009 recipient: Glenn Bubley, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2008 recipient: Philip Kantoff, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Charles Austin Award for Outstanding Service in Prostate Cancer Awareness
2010 recipient: Thomas L. Farmer
2007 recipient: William Whitmore
2006 recipient: Charles Austin






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