Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, May 27, 2025

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Editor’s Pick: learning you’re denovo metastatic LIVE; and John Maxwell’s verses to propafol (rd)

Topics Discussed

internal vs external urinary sphincter; brachytherapy for high Gleason disease; risk of Mx spread from biopsies; nerve sparing surgery ( tx u Dr. Schelhammer!); younger particpant learns he’s denovo Mx in the meeting; Tempus test replaces PSA for some docs; can surgical procedures result in metastasis; how often should somatic testing be repeated?; propofol poetry; thoughts on anesthetics; SWOG 1802 – surgey or RT for denovo Mx men

Chat Log

RJ Smith (Seattle) sent: 4:11 PM

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/patient-care/multidisciplinary-clinics.html
AnCan – rick sent: 4:17 PM

rd@ancan.org
AnCan – rick sent: 4:20 PM

We believe that gene is MUYTH
Matt sent: 4:38 PM

with no judgment, sounds like a person needing someone or something to blame for some horrible news/situation…?
Gary, San Francisco sent: 4:40 PM

When robotic surgery was new, I found a Dr. complaining about “mangled prostates” but I haven’t seen anything since then.
Frank Ciambra sent: 4:43 PM

Good night
Gary V Portland, Oregon sent: 4:48 PM

Thanks gentlemen appreciate you all…
Matt sent: 4:53 PM

Goodnight crew, be well 👋
Gary, San Francisco sent: 4:56 PM

Goodnight. I learned quite allot today.
Thomas M sent: 5:00 PM

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, May 27, 2025