"Determining risk of dying from prostate cancer and benefit of treatment"
Dr. Darren Klish, a Lawrence Radiation Oncologist, will give a presentation about determining the risk of dying from prostate cancer and the benefits of treatment at the Tuesday, Jan. 4, “Man to Man®” information and education meeting. This free presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., Lower Level Meeting Room, Lawrence.
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer. One man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. And more than 2 million men in the U.S. who have had prostate cancer are still alive today.
“Man to Man®” information and education meetings are held to help people deal with prostate and other men’s cancer issues. The Man to Man meetings allow men and their spouses to learn from each other. The newly diagnosed ask questions of those who have been through the disease. Survivors share information about treatments, medications and outcomes.
Recent prostate cancer survivor Guy Dresser is facilitator of this Man to Man group. “I encourage newly diagnosed men and even men who have elevated PSA levels to come to our meetings, so they can benefit from our experience and information before they make treatment decisions,” Dresser says.
Monthly meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine St., Lower Level Meeting Room, Lawrence. Physicians and health professionals will give short presentations at each meeting.
For more information about these Man to Man meetings, please contact Deb Parsons at the American Cancer Society, 800-359-1025, or email Deb.Parsons@cancer.org. To learn about the American Cancer Society’s prostate cancer screening guidelines, please visit cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/index.
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