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Prostate Cancer Support Group

Our group is a forum for patients and caregivers to learn about and discuss prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment options, side effects, and the life changes that affect us. We provide information and support for all stages of the cancer journey.

Meetings

Meetings are held twice monthly: on the third Wednesday of each month via Zoom, and on the fourth Wednesday in person at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th Street, Seattle. Meetings begin promptly at 6 pm Pacific Time and end by 8 pm.

Zoom meetings start with an hour of conversation and questions and answers, followed by a guest speaker, typically an expert in some aspect of prostate cancer research or treatment.

In person meetings are more casual and intimate, and do not have guest speakers.

Next Meeting

Our next Zoom meeting is on Wednesday, May 15, at 6 pm Pacific Time. The first hour will be a general discussion with questions and answers. This is a chance to learn from one another's lived experiences and to ask diagnosis and treatment questions to Dr. Ed Weber.

At 7 pm we will be joined by our guest speaker. This month's guest is Dr. Felix Feng.

Dr. Feng will be speaking on the current and future uses of artificial intelligence for diagnosing and treating prostate cancer.

Dr. Feng is a radiation oncologist who specializes in diagnosing and managing genitourinary cancers (those of the genital or urinary organs). He cares for patients with high-risk aggressive prostate cancers as well as oligometastatic disease, a type of cancer in which cells from the original tumor form new tumors in other parts of the body. His therapeutic approaches include intensity-modulated radiation therapy (which delivers precise doses of radiation to a tumor or specific areas within the tumor) as well as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (which delivers an intense radiation dose to a tumor while protecting nearby organs).

A physician-scientist, Dr. Feng studies how to improve outcomes for patients with prostate cancer. His laboratory focuses on identifying and validating biomarkers associated with resistance to treatment in patients with prostate cancer, and on overcoming such resistance with targeted therapy. He is nationally known for his approaches of using molecular biomarkers to guide or personalize radiation therapy. He has helped conduct numerous clinical trials (evaluations of potential new treatments) and is co-principal investigator on one of the first biomarker-driven clinical trials for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.

Please contact the meeting organizer at marty@chakoian.com for the Zoom link.

Our next in-person meeting is on Wednesday, May 22, at 6 pm at the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N 85th Street in Seattle. Our room is off the parking lot behind the building. Look for a sign on the door at the west end.

Contact Us

For more information, contact Marty Chakoian, marty@chakoian.com, 206-412-0571.

Useful Links

The following sites have high quality, accurate information regarding prostate cancer:

ZERO Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Prostate Cancer Research Institute

American Cancer Society

MaleCare

AnCan

Other Resources

These resources provide valuable services related to prostate cancer treatment and the management of side effects.