Cancer Care is conducting a telephone workshop on Metastatic Prostate Cancer on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 1:30 to 2:30 eastern time. Listening in on the workshop is free.

Participants in the workshop will be:

Susan Slovin
MD, PhD, Associate Attending Physician, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Sidney Kimmel Center for the Treatment of Prostate & Urologic Cancers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill College of Cornell University

Michael J. Zelefsky
MD, Chief, Brachytherapy Service, Attending Radiation Oncology Physician, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Wade Iwata
MSW, Men’s Cancer Project Coordinator, CancerCare

Topics will include:

• overview of metastatic prostate cancer
• current standard of care
• new treatment options and clinical trials
• the role of chemotherapy and radiation
• managing side effects and pain
• communicating with your health care team
• questions and answers

To “listen in” on the workshop (no charge) you need to register. You can register on line at: www.cancercare.org/connect. Or by calling 1-888-337-4673.

Along with 21 other cancer organizations, Malecare is a proud collaborator with this program.

Joel T Nowak MA, MSW