Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer

Eric Small, MD
Stan Rosenfeld
June Chan
2019 conference audience

Photos by Frank Balthis and David Schwartz, 2019.

Announcing the Fifth Annual UCSF / California Prostate Cancer Coalition (CPCC) Patient and Caregiver Conference on Prostate Cancer

  • Friday, May 2, 2025
  • Hybrid program: UCSF Mission Bay Campus and live webcast.
  • Attendee registration will open in January 2025, announcements to follow.

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the California Prostate Cancer Coalition (CPCC) and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center co-hosted the 4th Annual CPCC/UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer. A stellar faculty, including Eric Small, MD; Peter Carroll, MD, MPH; Matt Cooperberg, MD, MPH; Mack Roach III, MD; June Chan, ScD; Rahul Aggarwal, MD; and Thomas Hope, MD, presented at the conference.  [View event details | Download agenda]

Watch video presentations from the 2024 conference:

Session 1: Introduction to Prostate Cancer

Session 2: Localized Prostate Cancer Session

Session 3: PSA Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Session 4: Advanced Prostate Cancer

Couples Panel Discussion

Fireside Chat

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the California Prostate Cancer Coalition (CPCC) and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center co-hosted the 3rd Annual CPCC/UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer: Using Current and Cutting-Edge Information To Help Make Informed Decisions. [Download agenda]

Held virtually, the event was open to patients, families, caregivers, health care providers, and all those interested in information and tools to make informed decisions in prostate cancer.

Watch video presentations from the 2022 conference:

Session 1: Introduction to Prostate Cancer

Session 2: Localized Prostate Cancer

Session 3: PSA Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Session 4: Advanced Prostate Cancer

Session 5: Prostate Cancer Supportive Care

 

 

On May 14-15, 2021, the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the California Prostate Cancer Coalition co-hosted the 2021 Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer. The conference was designed to help patients think about their care, discuss their case with their own doctors and others, and join in effective informed decision-making. The event provided an outstanding opportunity to hear from leading experts in prostate cancer.

Watch video presentations from the 2021 conference:

Session 1: Introduction to Prostate Cancer

Session 2: Localized Prostate Cancer

Session 3: Prostate Cancer and Lifestyle

Session 4: PSA Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Session 5: Advanced Prostate Cancer

On June 8, 2019, the HDFCCC and the California Prostate Cancer Coalition co-hosted the 2019 CPCC/UCSF Patient Conference on Prostate Cancer. A stellar faculty including Eric Small, MD; Peter Carroll, MD, MPH; Matt Cooperberg, MD, MPH; Mack Roach III, MD; Felix Feng, MD; Rahul Aggarwal, MD; June Chan, ScD; Leonard Marks, MD; Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH, Thomas Hope, MD, and many others presented during the day-long conference. To learn more about the CPCC, visit prostatecalif.org.

Jump to the video presentations below:

Introduction

Presented by Eric Small, MD, Merel Nissenberg, Esq, and Stan Rosenfeld, UCSF Advocate

Prostate Cancer: The ABCs of Initial Evaluation

Presented by Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, Department of Urology, UCSF

Prostate Cancer Genetics 101

Presented by Felix Feng, MD, Depts. of Urology & Medicine, UCSF

Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy

Presented by David Oh, MD, Hematology/Oncology, UCSF

Demystifying Clinical Trials in Prostate Cancer

Presented by Rahul Aggarwal, MD, Genitourinary Oncologist, UCSF

The ABCs of Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Presented by Eric Small, MD, Division of Hematology/Oncology, UCSF

When You Need More Information

Presented by Peter Carroll, MD, MPH, Matt Cooperberg, MD, MPH, Felix Feng, MD and Tom Hope, MD

Prostate Cancer: Evaluation and Management of "Low Risk" Disease

Presented by Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, and Leonard Marks, MD

Intermediate and "High Risk" Prostate Cancer

Presented by Matt Cooperberg, MD, MPH, Mack Roach, MD, Eric Small, MD and James Yu, MD

Working with Your Primary Care Physician

Presented by Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH, Family Medicine, USC

Management of Bone Metastases and Bone Health in Patients with Prostate Cancer

Presented by Rahul Aggarwal, MD, Genitourinary Oncologist, UCSF

Systemic Therapies for the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Presented by Eric Small, MD and Rahul Aggarwal, MD, UCSF

Diet and Exercise: Living with Prostate Cancer

Presented by June M. Chan, ScD, Department of Urology, UCSF

Managing the Side Effects of Prostate Cancer and Its Treatment

Presented by Stan Rosenfeld, UCSF Advocate, Alan Shindel, MD, Michael Rabow, MD, and Nannette Perez, NP

Access to Care and Optimizing Care Received From Community Physicians

Presented by Merel Nissenberg, Esq, Thomas Kirk, Brad Ekstrand, MD, and David Lowther, MD

Approach to Decision Making

Presented by Stan Rosenfeld, UCSF Advocate, Tia Weinberg, Joe Ferrara, Richard Ridington, and Walt Trask