Leading clinicians and cancer researchers will headline this weekend’s Prostate Cancer Foundation national conference in Auckland, with the theme “New Horizons in Prostate Cancer Care”.
Each year, more than 4000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 700 die from the disease. Prostate cancer is the third-highest cause of cancer death in men after lung and bowel cancers.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation is advocating for Government to take the first steps towards a comprehensive early detection programme for the disease. Significant advances in technology and improved diagnostic methods mean that previous risks have been reduced, and the latest research is clear that a comprehensive early detection programme holds the promise of halving mortality from the disease.
The conference programme includes:
- The latest science behind the role of diet and nutrition in slowing the progression of prostate cancer.
- The latest position from the urological professional body on the role of the PSA blood test and how we should be looking to deploy it in the fight against prostate cancer.
- New approaches to radiotherapy with the potential to fundamentally change the patient experience.
- The vital role that new information and data plays in improving outcomes for patients and what it can tell us about how we are performing as a nation in serving men affected by a prostate cancer diagnosis.
Speakers at the event, which is endorsed by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP), include:
The role of diet in prostate cancer
Prof Richard Mithen | Professor of Nutrition, University of Auckland (and Director of the Liggins Institute)
The role of MP-MRI in detection and biopsy
Dr Daniel Cornfeld | Clinical Lead, Mātai Medical Research Institute
The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry NZ – new findings and the way forward
Mr Stephen Mark | Clinical Lead, Centre for Health Outcome Measures NZ
New generation imaging and treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Dr Andrew Henderson | Radiologist, Mercy Radiology
Short course radio therapy
Dr Peter Kerstens | Radiation Oncologist, Kathleen Kilgour Centre
USANZ guidance on PSA testing
Mr Jim Duthie | Urologist, Duthie Urological
Toward a gold standard in GP prostate cancer care
Dr Jo Scott-Jones | Medical Director, Pinnacle Healthcare
Treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Dr Peter Fong | Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Auckland
For updates, please check the conference website: https://prostate.org.nz/conference/
The event takes place on Sunday, May 7 at the Grand Millennium Hotel, 71 Mayoral Drive, Auckland and will be livestreamed and recorded. Media are welcome to attend.
