Medicine and Me: Prostate Cancer Research
Monday 16 July 2007
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
organised by the Royal Society of Medicine in association with The Prostate Cancer Charity & The Prostate Cancer Charter for Action
This meeting is intended primarily for patients with prostate cancer and their relatives. The aim is to give patients an opportunity to present their concerns about the effects of the disease and about choices in treatment, and to hear about research into the disease, how they can become involved in research, and empowered to make decisions about treatment.
Registration Details:
Patient: £25
Family member: £25
Fellow: £25
Non-Fellow: £25
Allied Health Professional: £25
Nurse: £25
CPD: 3 credits
Useful links
National Cancer Research Institute
NCRI Cancer Conference
12.45 pm |
Registration & coffee |
1.30 pm |
Welcome Address |
| Dr John Scadding, Dean, RSM | |
1.35 pm |
Challenges in prostate cancer research |
| Dr Christopher C Parker, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton | |
1.45 pm |
Questions |
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Session One: Localised disease |
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| Chair:Professor Jonathan Waxman, Hammersmith Hospital | |
1.50 pm |
Personal perspective |
| Mr Richard Carter | |
2.05 pm |
What research is telling us |
| Professor Freddie C Hamdy, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield | |
2.20 pm |
Questions |
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Session Two: Hormone refractory metastatic disease |
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| Chair:Mr Mike Birtwistle, Prostate Cancer Charter for Action | |
2.25 pm |
Personal perspective |
| Mr Ian Liston | |
2.40 pm |
What research is telling us |
| Dr Stephen Harland, University College Hospital, London | |
2.55 pm |
Questions |
3.00 pm |
Tea |
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Session Three: Research into living with prostate cancer (including diet and complementary therapies) |
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| Chair:Mr John Neate, CEO, The Prostate Cancer Charity | |
3.30 pm |
Personal perspective |
| Mr Peter Loader | |
3.45 pm |
What research is telling us |
| Professor Kenneth Muir, University of Nottingham Medical School | |
4.00 pm |
Panel discussion |
| All speakers | |
4.55 pm |
Closing remarks |
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Dr John Scadding, Dean, RSM Mr John Neate, CEO, The Prostate Cancer Charity Mr Mike Birtwistle, Prostate Cancer Charter for Action |
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