By Howard Wolinsky
Dr. Kerry Courneya, a professor and Canada Research Chair in physical activity and cancer and director of the Behavioral Medicine Laboratory and Fitness Center at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, has pioneered research on the importance of exercise for anxiety, fear of cancer progression, and quality of life in active surveillance patients.
He is presenting a program from 4:30-6:30 p.m. PDT/7:30-9:30 p.m. EST on May 14 at the Active Surveillance Nationwide Surveillance Support Group in Canada. Register here: https://bit.ly/AS1year
Don’t miss this: AnCan is presenting a program on lifestyle choices and all grades of prostate cancer at 8-9:30 p.m. Eastern on May 31. Register at: https://bit.ly/3KkxcfC
The webinar, entitled “Optimizing Sleep, Exercise, and Nutrition in Prostate Cancer," features Dr. Stacy Loeb, professor of Urology and Population Health at the New York University School of Medicine and the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Dr. Justin Gregg, assistant professor of Urology and Health Disparities Research at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, of UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
Dr. Gregg will speak about his research on diet. Dr. Loeb will speak about her research on a plant-based diet, sleep, and exercise.
Did you miss the biggest program on AS to date: “Your Voice in the future of Active Surveillance” on April 22? Here’s the link: https://aspatients.org/meeting-videos/
Time correction on Dr. Kerry Courneya's program on exercise. It runs from 4:30-6:30 p.m. PDT/7:30-9:30 p.m. EST on May 14 at the Active Surveillance Nationwide Surveillance Support Group in Canada. Register here: https://bit.ly/AS1year