Groundbreaking studies presented at Prostate Cancer Research Program's IMPaCT conference

Mar 11 2011

Today, the nation's most prestigious minds in prostate cancer research unveiled the findings of their groundbreaking studies at the Prostate Cancer Research Program's (PCRP's) Innovative Minds in Prostate Cancer Today (IMPaCT) conference in Orlando, Florida. 

Leading prostate cancer clinicians, researchers, and consumer advocates (prostate cancer survivors) formed a unified front against the ravages of prostate cancer through their studies and stories at one of the largest prostate cancer research conferences in the U.S.  These findings are key developments in translating laboratory research into new and more effective treatments for men and their families affected by prostate cancer.

Featured press conference presenters include:

• Dr. Lionel L. Banez, Assistant Professor of Urology in the Division of Urologic Surgery, Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center, and Director of the Duke Prostate Center Outcomes Database.
• Mr. Joel Nowak, Prostate Cancer Consumer Advocate, Malecare.
• Dr. Folakemi Odedina, Professor of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, and Director of Community Outreach and Minority Affairs at the University of Florida.
• Dr. Brian Olson, Fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, whose research includes tumor immunology with a focus on vaccine development.
• Dr. Howard I. Scher, Chief of the Genitourinary Oncology Service and Professor of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.