Cancer During COVID: Prostate Cancer (Lunch 'n Learn with the Doctors)

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In this multidisciplinary talk conducted virtually, Drs. Soffen and Reid discuss the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the diagnosis, treatment and management of prostate cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics include:

  • Evaluation of suspected prostate cancer
  • Postponing biopsy and staging workup
  • Treatment options for newly-diagnosed prostate cancer
  • Addressing which patients need immediate treatment
  • Recommendations during COVID for hormonal therapy as a way of delaying definitive treatment
  • Recommendations for timing of radiation treatment during COVID
  • Addressing disease recurrence and when and how to treat it.

Speakers:

  • Dr. Edward Soffen, Radiation Oncologist, Princeton Radiation Oncology
  • Dr. Phillip Reid, Medical Oncologist, Regional Cancer Care Associates, Central Jersey

Sponsored by:

  • Princeton Radiation Oncology
  • Regional Cancer Care Associates Central Jersey Division
  • East Brunswick Public Library's Just for the Health of It! initiative to promote community health and wellness.