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Prostate Screening


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	"What You Should Know About Prostate Cancer Screening" Patient Guide – Now Available!
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	AUA Foundation Urges USPSTF to Appoint Broader Range of Medical Experts
	The AUA Foundation recently issued a statement encouraging the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to appoint more specialists—urologists, oncologists and radiologists—to its task force prior to making more recommendations on cancer screenings. Click here to read the press release.

	AUA Foundation Speaks Out in Support of Prostate Cancer Screening
	The following statement was issued by the AUA Foundation on March 19, 2009 and is attributable to AUA Foundation Executive Director Sandra Vassos, MPA: The American Urological Association Foundation (AUA Foundation) is concerned that two major studies about prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing may present conflicting information to patients about the value of this critical prostate-cancer screening test. The benefits of regular screening and early detection should not be discounted in the overall population. The decision to screen for prostate cancer with PSA and digital rectal examination should incorporate other known risk factors, including family history of prostate cancer, age, ethnicity/race, and whether or not the individual has had a previous negative prostate biopsy. Men should understand that studies such as these are just a part of the overall national discussion about PSA testing. An overwhelming body of evidence exists that supports the value of this test and that screening has the potential to save lives. The AUA Foundation strongly believes that the decision to screen is one that a man should make in conjunction with his physician and supports the screening recommendations of the American Urological Association. The Association is expected to release a new best practice statement about PSA testing during the group's upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago next month. The AUA Foundation is joined by ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer, MaleCare and other patient advocacy groups who endorse this statement.


	Research

	Congratulations to our 2009 AUA Foundation/Astellas Pharma, Inc. Rising Stars in Urology. These awards provide up to five years of additional salary support to urologist that have Career Development Awards. Scholar: Andrew Stephenson, MD Institution: Cleveland Clinic Scholar: Sunil Sudarshan, MD Institution: University of Texas – San Antonio Congratulations to the 2010 Research Scholars!! The talented young investigators have each been awarded a one-year training award to conduct a research project under the mentorship of a senior researcher. The award period will begin on July 1, 2010 and continue through June 30, 2011. Scholar: Lysanne Campeau, M.D.C.M. Institution: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Scholar: Brian Chapin, MD Institution: MD Anderson Cancer Center Scholar: Sandra Koo, MD Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr Scholar: Congxing Lin, PhD Institution: Washington University - St.Louis Scholar: Steven Mooney, PhD Institution: Johns Hopkins Hospital Scholar: Sandeep Ranpura, PhD Institution: Children’s Hospital of Boston Scholar: Peter Stahl, MD Institution: Weill Cornell Medical College Scholar: Jennifer Taylor, MD Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Scholar: Bryce Weber, MD, FRCSC Institution: Hospital for Sick Children


	Upcoming Events

	3/4/2010 Beyond Prostate Cancer Treatment - Overcoming Obstacles: Sexual Health Patient Webinar,

	3/16/2010 Urinary Tract Infections Patient Webinar,

	4/20/2010 Peyronie's Disease Patient Webinar,

	4/27/2010 Prostate Cancer Treatment Options - Making the Decision Patient Webinar,

	5/4/2010 Beyond Prostate Cancer Treatment - Overcoming Obstacles - Incontinence Patient Webinar,

	6/8/2010 Premature Ejaculation Patient Webinar,


	Campaigns


	Learn how the American Urological Association Foundation and the NFL are working together to help football fans like you Know Your Stats about prostate cancer.



	AUA Foundation’s Prostate Health Screening Finder

	The AUA Foundation is working with hospitals and medical centers across the country to achieve one goal: to help men across the country locate free or reduced-cost prostate cancer screenings in their area. To do this, the Foundation has developed an online Screening Finder, which can be found here. For more information about the program or to add your event to the Screening Finder, please contact AUAFoundation@ AUAFoundation.org .

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