PCF Scientific Retreat 2008

The following links were sent to me by Kathy Meade ~ Thank you again Kathy!

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.pcf.org), the USA's largest prostate cancer fundraiser and information group, held a summit at Lake Tahoe last month.  Some of the sharpest PCa researchers were present and speaking with the very latest prostate cancer research information.  The links I will list will have some great information.  In addition, if you are so inclined, you can watch any and all of the breakout sessions and speakers.  This will take me a month, but I wanted to share it with you all.  There are updates on current trials, proposed new trials, updated statistics on the effects of the different treatment modalities and much more.  Have fun and good reading...

Read highlights from the 2008 retreat

Watch the 2008 presentations

 

Keynote Address by Mike Milken ~ 1 hour

The 2008 summit has a keynote address by Milken.  it starts talking about todays economy, then tails into prostate cancer.  Mike is a great speaker and an extremely intelligent financier.  He also has survived stage 4 prostate cancer for 16 years, started the Prostate Cancer Foundation, is a board memeber of ZERO - The Prosject to End Prostate Cancer, has rounded up billions in PCa research.  He is a dedicated philanthropist.  I had met him in 1982 and remember it well.  Too bad I didn't listen to him.  lol.  His speech is very interesting!

 

 

Tony

 

Tony-
This is incredible! Thanks for sharing and giving me an extra dose of hope today!!

Thanks, All,
But Kathy fed this to me...She is a wonderful lady who has lost a husband and father to PCa. She has two sons and has committed to a life of advocacy so that they don't have to live this nightmare. I think I can call her a friend now and she sure is a great advocate for all of us. These links are excellent but they are very technical. I think for the advanced guys mostly, but but not only. The keynote address is wonderful, and I am about 25% through the presentations. I have received some great feedback from Us Too members but again, I just relayed what Kathy sent me. I did know about the summit, but I didn't know the information and presentations was available to all of us. Kathy is clearly one of the most knowledgable people alive when it comes to prostate cancer...

And like all of you gals here ~ Truly an amazing lady!

Peace...

Tony

Tony, Thanks so very much for this link Pete and I were amazed.....It really gives such hope....Diane

Excellent Reading

Hey I got around to checking just some of it out, really good stuff. Back in 2002 when I was diagnosed there were no web videos, but PCa info (internet sites-yes) . It was hard enough just finding information, abstracts, weblinks and such. It has come along way in better education and alot of various conferences now to view after the fact. The progress is making a difference and others can tell us maybe how it was in the 1980's or 1990's????

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The new retreat is going to be in October...It should be interesting. This is still good stuff from 2008

Pretty cool stuff, huh...

I have to have spare time to get through all of these. I still have a few I did not see. But I am anxiously awaiting this years presentations. Lots of comntraversy and develoments...

Tony