Still time to register for ASPI program on "anxious surveillance"
Session at 12 p.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 29
We call it “anxious surveillance” because some of us on AS can experience anxiety around the time when they are scheduled to undergo a urology exam, a PSA, biopsy, MRI, or when we wait for the results.
An AnCan survey in 2021 of 165 men on AS found that 30% of men experience anxious surveillance, often because of pressure from spouses and family. Even their doctors can be anxiety carriers.
Lara Bellardita, Ph.D., Psy.D, for the past decade, has been pioneering research on the psychological issues faced by men on active surveillance (AS). She is affiliated with the National Cancer Institute in Milan, where she has been working on ways to keep men experiencing anxious surveillance to adjust and stay out of the OR and the radiation suite.
ASPI program featuring Bellardita, “Anxious Surveillance: Coping with Anxiety and Active Surveillance” will be held at 12 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, Jan. 29.
Please scroll down and register here: https://aspatients.org/event/anxious-surveillance-coping-with-anxiety-and-active-surveillance
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