Low/Intermediate PCa Video Chat, October 13, 2025

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Low/Intermediate PCa

Low/Intermediate PCa Video Chat, October 13, 2025

Low/Intermediate PCa Video Chat, October 13, 2025

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Editor’s Pick: Suitability of focal therapy treatments. (bj)

Topics Discussed
Choosing a treatment option when comorbidities exist; suitability of focal therapy treatments; understanding MRI results; interpretation of prostate needle biopsies and the relevance of Pi-RADS scores; importance of getting a second opinion on biopsy results; when active surveillance is the better choice; you are your best patient advocate.

Chat Log

AnCan – Stuart · 7:54 PM
Dr. Ming Zhou – Mt Sinai Health System, Email: Ming.zhou@mountsinai.org,      Telephone: (212)241-8881
Dr. Jonathan Epstein – https://advanceduropathology.com/, Tel:516-760-2037    jepstein@imppllc.com,

Bill (VA) · 8:39 PM
5 heart surgeries?

AnCan – rick · 8:39 PM
Not from a PrCa standpoint Bill

AnCan – rick · 8:41 PM
Epstein’s webinar:  https://ancan.org/webinar-interpreting-prostate-needle-biopsies-in-todays-world-recording/

AnCan – rick · 8:49 PM
Nick – we cut you off becasue speaking about being high risk to identify a  cancer is irrelevant once you’ve had a positive biopsy. They would not consider him to be high risk based on his PiRads score.

AnCan – rick · 8:54 PM
I suspect UoC didn’t know it had been discontinued when they booked teh appointment.

Eric- Atlanta · 8:56 PM
Next Men speaking Freely:
https://ancan.org/event/men-speaking-freely-2/2025-10-16/

AnCan – rick · 9:13 PM
Klotz webinar…. R U Suitable for Focal Therapy https://ancan.org/webinar-is-focal-therapy-right-for-your-prostate-cancer/   

Eric- Atlanta · 9:21 PM
Dr. Helfand:
https://www.endeavorhealth.org/providers/brian-helfand

Eric- Atlanta · 9:26 PM
This Wed Active Surveillance mtg link:
https://ancan.org/event/active-surveillance-prostate-cancer-5/2025-10-15/

AnCan – rick · 9:29 PM
Moul  https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/judd-w-moul-md

AnCan – rick · 9:29 PM
Kaye  https://www.dukehealth.org/find-doctors-physicians/deborah-kaye-md-ms

dan · 9:35 PM
Thanks for the good session, gents… I have to leave.

AnCan – rick · 9:36 PM
From Bill ‘Have a good night Dan’