Prostate Cancer: From Secrets of the Past to Advances of the Future
 

Jack Swanson, MD
Independent Medical Consultant

Dr. Swanson spent his early career working with Dr. Donald Gleason who developed the prostate cancer grading system we use today. His presentation will balance practical experience and insight with new advances and studies. Highlights include: the new PSA screening guidelines, free and complexed PSA, Gleason patterns and tertiary scoring, staging and treatment cautions, and survival statistics. There will be a discussion of current studies, as well as myths about recurrence, treatments, and watchful waiting.