International Prostate Cancer Update 2021 Session Review: Men’s Prostate Health

Posted by E. David Crawford, MD | Jul 2021

E. David Crawford, MD, summarizes talks from the session he moderated on Men’s Prostate Health during the 31st International Prostate Cancer Update in July 2021 in Snowbird, Utah. See below for links to full presentations from the conference as well as related panel discussions.

How to cite: Crawford, E. David. “IPCU Session Review: Men’s Prostate Health.” July 2021. Accessed Apr 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/ipcu-session-review-mens-prostate-health/

Lectures from this Session:

Diet Only and Prostate Cancer – Mark A. Moyad, MD, reviews several trials showing the impact of dieting to lose weight on cancer and cancer recurrence, focusing particularly on prostate cancer.

The Third Dimension in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis – Francisco G. La Rosa, MD, discusses in vivo 3D imaging and how it can benefit physicians in treating prostate cancer.

Early Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: A Path Forward – E. David Crawford, MD, discusses the challenges of early detection of prostate cancer, the role of markers in identifying patient risk, and the impact of early detection.

The Prostate – Highlights of Prostate Cancer Advances as Covered in ASCO-SEP – Marc B. Garnick, MD, provides a capsulated summary of key references from the ASCO Self-Evaluation Program (ASCO-SEP) 7.

Patient Advocacy for Prostate Conditions: Advocate Perspective – Wendy L. Poage, MHA, discusses a survey done with primary care physicians, explains what the Prostate Conditions Education Council, a non-profit advocacy group, has been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and provides action items to urologists to help with advocacy work.

Session 1 Panel Discussion:

R. Jonathan Henderson, MD, moderates a panel focused on LUGPA’s efforts to influence government policy on behalf of the urology field. The panel features Deepak Kapoor, MD, Mara R. Holton, MD, and Scott B. Sellinger, MD, FACS.

How to cite: Henderson, R. Jonathan. “LUGPA Government Policy Panel.” July 2021. Accessed Apr 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/ipcu-session-review-mens-prostate-health/

About The 31st Annual International Prostate Cancer Update:

The International Prostate Cancer Update (IPCU), founded in 1990, is a multi-day CME conference focused on prostate cancer treatment updates with expert, international faculty. It is led by expert physicians and is designed for urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The educational activities featured here were presented during the 31st iteration of the meeting in July 2021 in Snowbird, Utah.

About The Author

E. David Crawford, MD

Researcher-physician E. David Crawford, MD, has devoted his career in medicine to educating the public about men's health issues and finding effective techniques and procedures to address prostate cancer, the most common malignancy affecting men in the United States. He is currently a Professor of Urology and Jack A. Vickers Director of Prostate Research at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Crawford received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati and his postgraduate training included an internship and residency in urology at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He subsequently completed a genitourinary cancer fellowship at the University of California Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Crawford is an internationally recognized expert in benign prostate hypertrophy, urologic cancers, and in particular, prostate cancer. He has conducted research in the treatment of advanced bladder cancer, metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate, hormone-refractory prostate cancer, and other areas of urological infections and malignancies. He has authored or coauthored over 810 scientific articles, has published seven textbooks, authored over 60 book chapters, and provided more than 2,200 educational talks for patients and physicians. In an effort to raise public awareness about prostate health, Crawford in 1989 founded the Prostate Conditions Education Council (PCEC). The non-profit organization is comprised of a consortium of leading physicians, health educators, scientists, and men's health advocates. PCEC's advocacy for free or low-cost prostate screening has affected the lives of millions of American men. He currently chairs the PCEC. Crawford is an active member of many national and international organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Urological Association (AUA), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Within the AUA, he has been a member of the Committee to Study Urologic Research Funding and the prostate cancer clinical trials subcommittee. Crawford served on the board of governors, the scientific advisory board of the Southwest Oncology Group, and was chairman of the Genitourinary Cancer Committee for 27 years. This group is the largest clinical trials group in the world. Crawford's involvement in the national prostate cancer arena has been widely recognized. He has received many honors and awards, including the CAP Cure Annual Award for Scientific Presentation in 1999 In 1997, he was presented with a 'Freddie Award" at the AMA International Health and Medical Film Competition for the program, ITV: The Cutting Edge Medical Report (Prostate Cancer: Understanding, Diagnosing, and Defeating), which Crawford hosted with special guest, retired General Norman Schwarzkopf. Crawford again won a prestigious 'Freddie Award" 5 years ago... He is a member of Best Doctors of America and was named Healthcare Provider of the Year in the Denver Metro area by the Denver Business Journal. He has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors of America for the past two decades and is recognized as one of the top 20 urologists in the country, for men, by Men’s Health Magazine. In 2018 he received the honor of being named the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. In May of 2019, he received the Presidential citation from the American Urological Association recognizing for his “tireless role in genitourinary cancer research that has benefited countless urologic cancer patients.” He accepted the position of Editor in Chief of Grand Rounds in Urology in June of 2019. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Merle Stringer, M.D. annual award for excellence in medicine by the Florida State Medical Association.

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