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US TOO - Palmieri chapter (Lombard, Illinois)
meets every third Saturday, 10 - 12 a.m. at the Beacon Hill Retirement Center, 2400 South Finley Road, Lombard, IL 60148 (map)
Also see our web site directory

Our meetings are free and open to everyone
This page is at http://ustoolombard.home.att.net

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

What Happens at our Meetings?
Attendance
Purpose
Web Pages of Interest:
Bill Blair (formerly Don Johnson) chapter
Did you miss the October 17 meeting? See Dr. Mulhall's video here.
The right doctors can make all the difference when it comes to treating cancer. So why don't we know who they are?
Article from Sep/Oct 2009 West Suburban Living Magazine
Minimally Invasive Surgery Riskier?
Jim Foley's MDV3100 Story
Gibson newspaper article
The Health Care Debate: Is Prostate Cancer a Good Example? From the NY Times
 Bill Buckman's Story on YouTube
Vietnam Veteran?
Bob Cobb's Trip to NL for a Combidex Scan
US TOO International
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
US TOO - Wichita Chapter

Arizona US TOO
Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina
Contact: Jack McGuire    (630) 462-9388















Upcoming Meetings

Date

Speaker

Topic

December 19, 2009 No Meeting Sorry, no meeting this month
January 16, 2010 Dr. Evan Pisick (medical oncologist) and Dr. Kamal Patel (radiation oncologist), Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois "Hormonal Therapy, Gynecomastia and Prophylactic Breast Bud Irradiation"
February 20, 2010 Dr. Chadi Nabhan, Oncology Specialists, S. C., and Dr. David Peace, UIC Drs. Nabhan and Peace will take questions from the audience on the general topic "Lupron no longer works. What next?" (Moderator: Bob Cobb)
March 20, 2009 Dr. Russell Szmulewitz, University of Chicago "The emerging role of immunotherapy for prostate cancer" (Moderator: Jack McGuire)


Other Upcoming Events of Interest
December 9, 2009, OAD, 27650 Ferry Rd, Warrenville

Osteoporosis Seminar, 7:30 - 8:30 PM (Reservations required: More info)

Our Past Meetings:            (some have the presentation available)
November 21, 2009 (54) Dr. Steven Moore, graduate of National University of Health Sciences, now with Physical Medicine Associates, S.C., Naperville Conservative Approaches to Prostate Health:
Phytotherapy, Nutraceuticals, Dietary Support, etc. (Moderator: Jim Music)
October 17, 2009 (43) Dr. John P. Mulhall, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Sexual Dysfunctions After Prostate Cancer Therapy (Moderator: Bob Cobb)
September 19, 2009 (40) Dr. Murray Favus, Director, Bone Program,  University of Chicago Medical Center Osteoporosis in Men (Moderator: Tom Boyce)
August 15, 2009 (42) Dr. Ryan Engel, Hematology Oncology Associates of Illinois Monitoring and Managing Complications of Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Treatment Options after Androgen Deprivation Therapy. (Moderator: Jack McGuire)
July 18, 2009 (43) Dr. Bernard Eden, Cancer Treatment Centers of America High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (Moderator: Jim Music)
June 20, 2009 (24) Dr. Chadi Nabhan, Oncology Specialists, S. C., Lutheran General Hospital News for Prostate Cancer Patients from the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO) meeting (Slides)
May 16, 2009 Dr. Daniel Margolis, UCLA (on DVD) State of the Art Scanning for Prostate Cancer (Moderator: Jack McGuire)
April 18, 2009 DVD Presentations The Da Vinci Robotic Surgery System
The Da Vinci Prostatectomy Procedure
March 21, 2009 Three members of the Palmieri Chapter of  Us TOO will discuss the different treatment modalities they employed in their battles with prostate cancer
Satish Sachdev: Robotic Surgery
Tom Boyce: IGRT (Image Guided Radiation Therapy)
Bob Cobb: Active Surveillance, Androgen Deprivation, and Focal Cryotherapy
February 21, 2009 Cynthia Ziemer, M.Div., Psy.D., Reproductive Health Psychologist Human Dimensions of Treatment, Recovery and Living
January 17, 2009 John S.Wheeler, Jr., M.D., Dept. Urology, Loyola University Medical Center Life After Prostate Cancer
November 15, 2008 Dr. Brian Moran, Chicago Prostate Cancer Center
Sex After Prostate Cancer
October 18, 2008 Dr. Donald Novey, Director, Center for Complementary Medicine, Advocate Medical Group Prostate Cancer and Complementary Medicine
September 20, 2008 Dr. Charles "Snuffy" Myers (on DVD) Androgen Deprivation (from the 2005 National Conference on Prostate Cancer)
August 16, 2008 Dr. Scott Eggener, University of Chicago PSA screening for prostate cancer: the good, the bad, the unknown
July 19, 2008 Dr. Leela Rao, Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates Advances in Prostate Cancer
June 21, 2008 Najeeb Mohideen, MD, Radiation Oncology, Northwest Community Hospital The Role of Cyberknife Radiosurgery in Prostate Cancer
May 17, 2008 A Panel of Our Own Members What You Can Do When a Doctor Disappoints You
April 19, 2008 Dan Herman Combidex - A Patient's Experience
March 15, 2008 Dr. Phyllis Bowen, Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Illinois at Chicago Prostate Health and Diet: Is there anything to it?
February 16, 2008 David Meltzer, M.D., Ph.D., The University of Chicago Cost-effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment:
The Importance of Patient Preferences
January 19, 2008 Eileen R. Fitzgerald, J.D., L.L.M; Attorney at Law Planning for the Possibility of Disability
December 15, 2007 Elyse Schneiderman, M.D., Hinsdale Hematology-Oncology Associates A Phase II Trial of E7389 (Halichondrin B Analog)
November 17, 2007 Gerald Chodak, M.D., Midwest Prostate & Urology Health Center, Weiss Memorial Hospital Accessing prostate cancer information from the internet:  the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
October 20, 2007 Anantha Murthy, M.D., DuPage Oncology Center, Winfield Protons and Alternatives for Prostate Cancer
September 15, 2007 John S.Wheeler, Jr., M.D., Dept. Urology, Loyola University Medical Center Male Urinary Incontinence
August 18, 2007 Mark Scholz, M.D. (on DVD) Treating Testosterone Independent Prostate Cancer
July 21, 2007 Ed Rzeszutko, Augusta Medical Systems
Erectile Dysfunction: Causes and Cures
June 16, 2007 William J. Catalona, M.D., Northwestern University PSA Kinetics in Prostate Cancer
May 19, 2007 Dr. Chadi Nabhan, Oncology Specialists, S. C., Lutheran General Cancer Care Center New Options for Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer and Future Directions
April 21, 2007

 Ralph Daehn

Highlights from the 2006 PCRI Regional Conference
March 17, 2007 Dr. Giovanni Colombo - Specialty Care Research, Peoria, IL High intensity ultrasound (HIFU) in the treatment of prostate cancer
February 17, 2007 Elsa Miller, Northern Illinois University Long Term Care Financing
January 20, 2007 Kim Dalzell Fight Prostate Cancer with a Fork!
December 16, 2006 Michael Breen M.D. The Fruit That Might Prevent Prostate Cancer Spread and.....  How Did A Doctor Ever Get On TV Anyway?
November 18, 2006 Dr. Charles "Snuffy" Myers (on DVD) Exciting New Advances in Treatments and Detection
October 14, 2006 Dennis Gibson Meet the Professors Case Discussions 
September 16, 2006

 Don Webster

 Fatty Acids: What's in a Name

August 19, 2006 Edwin M. Posadas, M.D., University of Chicago- Pritzker School of Medicine The New Face of Prostate Cancer Treatment 
June 17, 2006 Dr. James A. Sylora, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, Illinois Da Vinci Robotic Prostatectomy
May 20, 2006 Daniel Shevrin, M.D. New "Targeted" Agents in Prostate Cancer
April 15, 2006 Gordon Grado, M.D., Scottsdale, AZ Radioactive Seeds
March 18, 2006 Alan W. Bakst, Pharm. D., MBA, Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. CaPSURE Database
February 18, 2006 Robert Share, M.D.,  radiation oncologist, Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey, IL External Beam Radiation with Hormonal Manipulation