UPMC Cancer Centers Presents: “A Reason to Hope: Minimizing Side Effects From the Treatment of Prostate Cancer”

PITTSBURGH, June 5 – Prostate cancer, the second most common form of cancer diagnosed in men other than skin cancer, affects one in six men in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that over 230,000 cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2006.

To provide more information on the side effects associated with the treatment of prostate cancer, the Lawrence County Cancer Coalition and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Centers will sponsor “ Reason to Hope: Minimizing Side Effects From the Treatment of Prostate Cancer,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 8, at Jameson Hospital South Campus, School of Nursing conference center, 1000 South Mercer Street, New Castle, Pa.

Stephen V. Jackman, MD, associate professor of urology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and associate program director at UPMC, will present the lecture.

The talk is one in a series of cancer lectures sponsored by UPMC Cancer Centers for patients, families and the public.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Registration is required and space is limited. Free parking is available. For more information and to register, please call (800) 533-UPMC and choose option 1.

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UPMC News Bureau