Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 19, 2022

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 19, 2022

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 19, 2022

Are you a Vet ? – Join AnCan’s new Vet’s group to help best navigate your healthcare. It’s not about your disease – it’s about getting the best care, bennies and allowances. So please invite other Vets and Care Partners – no matter gender, condtion, or where they get care. Read more at https://ancan.org/veterans/ . Next meeting Thu, Sep 22 , free, drop-in – https://www.gotomeet.me/AnswerCancer

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 per month prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/ Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/

Editor’s Pick: Mental health is much on AnCan’s mind right now. It’s highlighted this week by the anxiety suffered by an older gent. (rd)

Topics Discussed

Possible recurrence needs more skilled provider; denovo Mx w. no primary inervention requires a GU med onc; early report post testicualr surgery; short report on NY conference; PIK3CA; MSI-H makes gent a candidate for Keytruda; Gen. Joel needs a new QB; mice and purple tomatoes; treating gynacomastia but how much RT??; slow, creeping PSA gives rise to anxiety in older gent; is spinal pain cancer, asks long term, younger Mx gent?; Pluvicto only holds so what’s next – Jevtana?

Chat Log

Jeff Marchi, San Francisco (Private): 5:07 PM: my brother gene has been given Casodex 2 days before his first Lupron shot. isn’t 14 days the standard?

AnCan – rick (to Jeff Marchi, San Francisco): 5:10 PM: 10-15 days

Jeff Marchi, San Francisco (Private): 5:11 PM: thanks

Herbert Geller (to Everyone): 5:20 PM: Genitourinary Medical Oncologist They deal with prostate, bladder, etc.

Joe Gallo (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:21 PM: Should have had an MRI for a targeted rather than a standard BX.

Len Sierra (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:22 PM: True, Joe.

Pat Martin (to Everyone): 5:25 PM: Genetic testing?

Len Sierra (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:26 PM: This is unbelievable. At the UT website for GU oncology this is what they say: Our team treats the following conditions: (Hint – No mention of Prostate Cancer) Bladder Kidney Penis Testis Ureter Urethra

Herbert Geller (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:26 PM: Great!

Joe Gallo (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:26 PM: Weird

AnCan – rick (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:29 PM: Vanderbilt GU https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/urological-cancers#radiation-oncologists

David Muslin (to Everyone): 5:45 PM: Dr. Scott Herbert MD – Hematology & Oncology –

George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 5:45 PM: https://www.christushealth.org/find-a-doctor/scott-herbert-40870

AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 5:50 PM: GU med onc = genitourinary medical oncologist

Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 5:54 PM: Dr Eleni Efstathiou at Houston Methodist

TonyFig – NYS (Private): 5:58 PM: Who was the doctor at M D Anderson you suggested?

AnCan – rick (to TonyFig – NYS): 5:59 PM: Paul Corn

AnCan – rick (to Organizer(s) Only): 6:00 PM: who produced the conference?

Len Sierra (to Organizer(s) Only): 6:02 PM: NY Presbyterian, Weill Cornell and MSK.

Len Sierra (to Organizer(s) Only): 6:10 PM: PIK3/AKT inhibitor drug in development is ipatasertib.

AnCan – rick (to Organizer(s) Only): 6:11 PM: that’s it!!!

Pat Martin (to Everyone): 6:19 PM: Thanks for the input. Have to run

George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 6:22 PM: https://www.inova.org/doctors/joshua-m-allen-md

AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 6:30 PM: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00580-8/fulltext ipatasertib for P1K3CA ?…. also PTEN

George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 6:36 PM: https://www.inova.org/doctors/jeanny-b-aragon-ching-md

Mike Yancey (to Organizer(s) Only): 6:44 PM: Early morning doc appointment, so gotta run. Thanks for another great call and discussion AnCan – rick (to George Rovder, Arlington VA): 6:45 PM: If I had to see a doc at Innova, it would be her. George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 6:46 PM: Thanks Rick. Good if it’s a go with Dr. E. If not she’s local and more experienced than Joshua Allen. AnCan – rick (to George Rovder, Arlington VA): 6:46 PM: It’s always tough to switch docs within a practice. George Rovder, Arlington VA (Private): 6:47 PM: Of course. Richard Cramond – Oakton, VA (to Everyone): 7:06 PM: I have to go David Muslin (to Everyone): 7:16 PM: What about Dr. O? Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 7:16 PM: Need to drop off. These discussions are only getting better!!! Ben Nathanson (to Organizer(s) Only): 7:18 PM: Sorry, must go — see you all next week Joe Gallo (to Everyone): 7:21 PM: David. 3 sessions 12Gy Mark Thompson (to Everyone): 7:38 PM: Thank you all. George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 7:39 PM: Happy New Year. George Rovder, Arlington VA (to Everyone): 7:39 PM: Thanks to all.

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

Summer of Art – September 15th Class – Oil Pastels

 

On September 15th, Hannah Garrison (Artist, MS activist, and moderator for our MS virtual support group) brought her magic back to AnCan. We made different types of Owls with oil pastels, and in keeping true to the education part in our tagline (Advocacy Support Education), we learned a lot about Owls. You can click here to learn some of the facts we went over! We encourage you to name your owl, and make it as colorful as you’d like!

 

What you will need:

  • Oil Pastels
  • Paper
  • Pastel Blender
  • Paper Towel/Napkin

 

Watch the class here:

 

Funding for this project was provided by the HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Would you like your art featured in the AnCan Art Gallery? please email me at alexa (at) ancan.org!

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support groups, visit our Contact Us page.

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 19, 2022

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 5, 2022

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 5, 2022

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 per month prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/   Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/

Editor’s Pick: Great input this week from Advisory Board Member, Richard Wassersug PhD. And right at he end – maybe a touch of African Waterways – ‘De Nile’! (rd)

Topics Discussed

Stick or twist on RT for longtime recurrent older Gent; a similar Peer Survivor comments; man with cribriform intraductal faces immediate recurrence; starting Prolia; leg pains from ADT; Theraworx; looking at IHT; steady as she goes; MSI-H man asks about Immunex test; abi added to treatment but maybe daro would work; is Clinical Trial failing or succeeding?; aggressive disease recurs on Pylarify 3yrs after Tx ends – but man asks if it’s a false positive.

Chat Log

Richard Wassersug (to Everyone): 5:18 PM: Or there were only 6 cores taken

Jeff Marchi, San Francisco (to Everyone): 5:29 PM: https://www.prostatecancerpromise.org/?utm_campaign=ANCAN&utm_medium=link&utm_source=Webinar the link for free genetic testing

David Muslin (to Everyone): 6:24 PM: Can the Enza be wearing Thomas down?

AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 6:27 PM: https://lifeonadt.com

Peter Kafka – MN (to Everyone): 6:40 PM: Theraworx for leg cramps. Pump action-non greasy, over the counter.

Len Sierra (to Everyone): 6:41 PM: Sorry, I have to be a dissenting voice on Theraworx. It didn’t work for me at all. : (

Thomas Jacobsen – CO (to Everyone): 6:42 PM: I use BioFreeze

Pat Martin (to Everyone): 6:47 PM: I use Volteren for leg aches and pain.

Thomas Jacobsen – CO (to Everyone): 6:48 PM: Didn’t work for me.

Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 6:53 PM: Nubeqa (Darolutamide)

JEFFERSON DURYEE (to Everyone): 7:00 PM: OP GU PROSTATE STUDY IGUP20133 ETRUMADENT ZIMBERELIMAB DOCETAXEL PETER JAY VAN VELDHUIZEN,MD MY CURRENT CLINICAL TRIAL TEN MONTHS THEY ADDED 3 MORE MONTHS YR OLD ORCHIECTOMY A YR A GO PSA HAS RISEN TO 7.006 TESTERONE LESS THAN 5*

Frank Fabish – Columbus OH (to Everyone): 7:04 PM: Got to go guys. Thanks for listening.

Thomas Jacobsen – CO (to Everyone): 7:05 PM: Thanks everyone. Gotta go.

Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 7:07 PM: Have to drop. Another great discussion. Glad I could contribute! See you next week!

Richard Wassersug (to Everyone): 7:23 PM: Sorry all. I have to go.

Bob G. Philadelphia (to Everyone): 7:25 PM: Time for me to go. Thanks.

Ben Nathanson (to Everyone): 7:27 PM: Good night, George – good to see you again

George Rovder Arlington VA (to Everyone): 7:27 PM: Good night friends. Stay well.

JEFFERSON DURYEE (Private): 7:31 PM: TY AND GOOD NIGHT

 

 

 

 

Webinar: Prostate Cancer Biopsies…The Great Debate!

Webinar: Prostate Cancer Biopsies…The Great Debate!

We had a fascinating webinar on August 29th, a debate on whether transrectal biopsies or transperineal biopsies are better for prostate cancer patients.

Don’t know the difference? No problem, this webinar will give lots of food for thought, and plenty to take back to the doctor’s office with you!

Deborah Kaye, MD, Assistant Professor Duke University Division of Urology and Duke Clinical Research Institute Margolis Policy Center, argued for transrectal biopsies. Arvin George, MD, a urologic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and management of genitourinary cancers at University of Michigan Health, argued for transperineal procedures.

We have been reading all your feedback and taking it to heart, you want more information on this topic. To quote Rick Davis- “we hear ya!!”, and we are working on it.

Watch here:

 

 

 

Special thanks to Janssen, Pfizer, Bayer, Foundation Medicine, and Advanced Accelerator Applications for sponsoring this webinar.

 

 

We are working on slides – check back later.

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support groups, visit our Contact Us page.

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

Summer of Art – August 30 Class – Watercolor Pencils

On August 30th, we had so much fun once again with our very own Hannah Garrison (Artist, MS activist, and moderator for our MS virtual support group). Hannah taught us in the ins and outs of watercolor pencils, and also showed how basic scribbling can create beautiful things!

We still have spots for the September 15th class – Click here to sign up!

 

What you will need:

 

Watch the class here:

Funding for this project was provided by the HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Would you like your art featured in the AnCan Art Gallery? please email me at alexa (at) ancan.org!

To SIGN UP for any of our AnCan Virtual Support groups, visit our Contact Us page.