Wowser. New record for attendees to see Dr. Scholz at AnCan webinar on prostate 'invaders'
Also doing well at ASPI on Saturday
By Howard Wolinsky
If we charged for attendance at webinars on prostate cancer, we might be making some very healthy cabbage. But we don’t.
At this moment on Friday afternoon, we have 729 registrants for the AnCan program on Monday evening featuring Dr. Mark Scholz, a pioneer in many areas in prostate cancer.
As a co-moderator and chief hawker, I had an anxious moment. I could see we likely will hit 1,000+ registrants.
But I have been reassured we have plenty of room.
But why wait?
AnCan will feature Dr. Mark Scholz, author of the groundbreaking book “Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers” at 8 p.m. Eastern, Monday, Jan. 30.
Personally, I am a huge fan of Scholz. He and his patient/co-author Ralph Blum helped me weather the gray zone of a rising PSA and an inconclusive biopsy. I had done all my homework by the time I was diagnosed with a microscopic Gleason 6 in a single core (never seen again) and was ready to go on active surveillance.
Meanwhile, we’ve passed the previous webinar record of 550 registrants for Dr. Peter Carroll, active surveillance guru at UCSF.
Sorry, Peter. There’s a new sheriff in town.
Scholz’s program, which I will co-moderate with AnCan’s Peter Kafka, is entitled, "Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: The return 13 years later. An evening with Dr. Mark Scholz." To register, click https://bit.ly/3Xf4nbm If you can’t attend, you can register and get a link to view the program at your convenience.
The program is aimed at patients with the full spectrum of prostate cancer, from low-risk Gleason 6 to advanced cancers.
If you have any questions, you can send them to me at howard.wolinsky@gmail.com
Join episode 3 of AS 101 at ASPI on Saturday
By Howard Wolinsky
Nearly 300 of you have registered for the Active Surveillance 101 webinar, sponsored by Active Surveillance Patients International, at noon Eastern on Saturday, Jan. 28.
To register, click https://bit.ly/3k7xuPT
The program, which I will moderate, features a video of a simulated visit between Larry White, an actual prostate cancer patient, and Nancy, Larry’s well-informed spouse, asking Drt. Laurence Klotz, the “father of AS,” about Larry’s options in the face of a new diagnosis of Gleason 6.
It’s a cliffhanger as we follow the Whites from doctor to doctor virtually.
If you can’t make it, you’ll get a link to the recording. What do you have to lose? Sign up.
ASPI has posted two other programs, “Rising PSA” and “The Urologist” on the ASPI website at https://aspatients.org/a-s-101/
AS 101 is aimed at the newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient with low-risk Gleason 6, those in the “gray zone” with rising PSAs but who haven’t been diagnosed, but also old hands at AS for low-risk disease.
The Active Surveillance Coalition produces the programs. It is co-sponsored by ASPI, the AnCan Virtual Support group for AS, Prostate Cancer Support Canada, Prostate Cancer Research Institute, and TheActiveSurveillor.com newsletter.
Special thanks to Alex and Peter Scholz at PCRI for recording and editing the AS 101 series.
If you have any questions, you can send them to me at howard.wolinsky@gmail.com
We have three more episodes in the can, one featuring second-opinion guru, Dr. Johnathan Epstein. Stay tuned.
PCRI brings back in-person sessions in March
Finally, Prostate Cancer Research Institute goes live with its mid-year program featuring the Marks, Drs. Scholz and Moyad, for their informative and entertaining programs on prostate cancer.
PCRI is returning live on March 11 for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic https://pcri.org/2023-myu followed on March 25 with a virtual program.
(Lin Brehmer)
‘Rev. of Rock’ dies from prostate cancer
By Howard Wolinsky
The snarling tiger of advanced prostate cancer brought down yet another celebrity.
The Chicago Tribune reports the death of Chicago’s iconic WXRT-FM disc jockey Lin Brehmer.
The Trib says Brehmer’s death “not only left a hole in Chicago’s once mighty rock radio landscape, it’s a further reminder of the slow fade of the age when big personalities dominated radio and influenced the musical tastes of millions.
“Brehmer, 68, who was part of a pantheon of esteemed DJs who ruled local radio and launched the careers of untold artists by simply playing their music on the air. Brehmer, who once earned the nickname “The Reverend of Rock ’n’ Roll,” combined an encyclopedic knowledge of music with heartfelt personal commentary.”
Neither rock stars nor DJs nor the rest of us are exempt.
The American Cancer Society reported Jan. 12 that after a 20-year decline, prostate cancer was on the rise, especially cases of advanced cancers and especially already hard hit were Black men.
Recent rockers who have been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancers who have been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer came from Rage Against the Machine (Tim Comerford) (See “Rage against the prostate cancer machine”) and Duran Duran (Andy Taylor) (“Hope I die before I get prostate cancer—Who's ‘My Generation’ anthem revised")