Discovery & Challenge: The State of Prostate Cancer Research

On April 23, 2009 the Prostate Cancer Foundation sponsored a roundtable discussion on the state of prostate cancer research. This discussion featured commentary from nine U.S. experts in the field of prostate cancer research and treatment. Click here for a transcript of the discussion. The program focused on the following areas:

The current prevalence of prostate cancer
Reaching beyond the PSA screening debate
Promising scientific breakthroughs
Challenges ahead for research and discovery
Funding for continued research
Models for furthering progress

Click here for a transcript of the discussion.

The participants:

S. Ward (Trip) Casscells, MD
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
U.S Department of Defense

Alvin Chin
Prostate Cancer Survivor & Advocate
Virginia Prostate Cancer Coalition

Donald S. Coffey, PhD
Professor of Urology, Oncology, and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mark Grayson
Deputy Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs
PhRMA

Captain Melissa Kaime, MD, FACP
Director
U.S. Department of Defense, CDMRP

Peter Nelson, MD
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington

Howard Scher, MD
Chief, Genitourinary Oncology Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Jonathan Simons, MD
President, CEO and David H. Koch Chair
Prostate Cancer Foundation

Josh Wolfe, Moderator
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Lux Capital
Editor, Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report