Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PrCa Video Chat, July 29, 2025
MARKET RESEARCH STUDIES: AnCan has a new market research opportunity for you and your Care Partners through our collaboration with Pinpoint Patient Recruiting. It’s seeking to fill 2 different studies with:
- Men &/or Carers – both can apply but with separate applications
- Must be US based
- Men confirmed hormone sensitive with or without mets OR castrate resistant
Active treatment is NOT required – you can be on a drug holiday
You’ll intially earn $125 for a 60-minute virtual online interview. Researchers want to understand your experiences living with prostate cancer and your opinions on treatment and care.
There’s another $50 if you provide evidence from your medical records of your confirmed diagnosis – screenshots suffice.
If you opt in for a second interview, another $125 is available. Your Carers also have the opportunity to earn $125 for a 60 minute interview. By our reckoning, that’s upto $425!
The researchers are particulalry interested in reaching diverse minorities – especially African Americans and Hispanics.
There are 20 slots available so move quickly. To see if you qualify for the study or to get more information, please visit pinpointpatientrecruiting.com/pc-interview-ancan2025 or contact Brittany Weathersbee at brittany@pinpointpatientrecruiting.com. All information and responses will remain confidential.
If you’ve already been contacted directly by Pinpoint from a prior study and been accepted, please let us know at rd@ancan.org.
AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Novartis, Johnson and Johnson, Myriad Genetics, Telix, Blue Earth Diagnostics and Foundation Medicine
AnCan respectfully notes that it does not accept sponsored promotion. Any drugs, protocols or devices recommended in our discussions are based solely on anecdotal peer experience or clinical evidence.
AnCan cannot and does not provide medical advice. We encourage you to discuss anything you hear in our sessions with your own medical team.
AnCan reminds all Participants that Adverse Events experienced from prescribed drugs or protocols should be reported to the pharmaceutical manufacturer or the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). To do so call 1-800-332-1066 or download interactive FDA Form 3500 https://www.fda.gov/media/76299/download
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Editor’s Pick: Is radiation worse than surgery in intraductal? (bn)
Topics Discussed
Intraductal, but leaning toward radiation because of comorbidities and surgical risks; hot-flash news flash: a salute to Dr. Wassersug and his ADT book; cancer doc waiting for a 1.0 PSA is less scary than it seems; anyone have heart problems on abiraterone? (answer: lots of us); Marc V. awaits liver biopsy results and mulls future steps; bloodwork problems go away when he switches to one abi with a meal from two abis without; hopes for spotting recurrence early with a blood test for residual disease — but it’s still early in the pipeline; actinium trial turns him down but is vague about why; lymph nodes light up PSMA PET, but MRI says nothing’s there; liver and spleen mets appear to be a false alarm; our disagreements with Mayo’s Dr. Kwon; happy about monthly results that show his PSA still dropping; anyone know how to get back on your feet after chemo’s Mack truck takes you down?
Chat Log
Hank Zajic Springfield VA · 6:32 PM
Deville was my Radiation Oncologist. He works out of SiIbley. First rate!
Hank Zajic Springfield VA · 7:06 PM
Richard Wassersug’s book is Androgen Deprivation Therapy 3rd Edition, published in 2023. You can also find him/ his work at the website LifeonADT. I found the book (and his course) an excellent “manual” that describes the therapy approaches, side effects and practical things to help get ahead of impacts. For a novice, looking down the barrel for the first time (so to speak) I found it a terrific resource.
AnCan – rick · 7:09 PM
Dr. Javid Moslehi https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/javid-moslehi
Jim Marshall, Veteran, Alexandria, VA · 8:11 PM
When esophogeal cells are damaged, they are replaced by Stomach cells. Known as Barrett’s Esophagusgiving at 15% chance of developing cancer in the throat. Jim
AnCan – rick · 8:39 PM
Embr watch https://embrlabs.com/