Us -Too! Brampton General Meeting  10 Nov 2009

"Prostate Cancer Treatment -
from Focal Therapy to Combined Therapy"

Dr. Charles Catton

An audience of over 40 members, wives and guests attended this very informative talk by Dr. Charles Catton.

Dr. Charles Catton's high tech presentation provided detailed background information on prostate cancer,
on Radiotherapy and on the latest research in combining treatments. The initial part of his talk recapped
some of the topics he had covered last year because of their close relevance and bearing on the emerging
new treatments options and research. He then went on to cover extensively the areas of combined treatments
deploying cutting edge technology, the ongoing research programs and emerging treatment directions with
vastly improved outcomes and side effects expectations.

The talk was followed by a Questions and Answer session covering many aeras of
interst from the audience. Some queries related to member's particular
condition. Dr. Catton provided his advise and opinion and deatiled answers to member questions.

Despite a technical glitch with our microphone system this evening, the talk was captured almost in its entirety
with only a minor portion being missed.
(Steps have been taken to address the glitch and I don't anticipate a reoccurrence in our future sessions)
Overall it was a fantastic evening and the talk provided us with immense information and insights
on latest treatment therapies combining various leading edge technologies and approaches.

The very same night I received in my email the picture below (sent via Dr. Catton's iphone) depicting a huge banner
outside the hospital entrance with Dr. Mary Gospodarowicz (Medical Director, Cancer Program The Princess Margaret/UHN)
upholding their mission statement "Conquer Cancer in our Lifetime"

Given the high tech world we live in and the level of on going research presented by Dr. Catton one can be
hopeful to see the fulfillment of this goal.

We are pleased to offer Audio and Presentation slides downloads of this session.

About Dr. Charles Catton

Dr Charles Catton has been on staff in the Department of Radiation Oncology
at the Princess Margaret Hospital since1989.

He has a particular interest in the development of New Radiotherapy Techniques
for prostate cancer, and is currently leading one Canadian Institutes of Health
Research-funded international trial investigating hypo-fractionated (short course)
radiotherapy for prostate cancer, and one national trial sponsored by National
Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group investigating post-operative
radiotherapy and hormone therapy for prostate cancer.

Dr Catton is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto.
He is the GU site group leader for the Dept of Radiation Oncology at Princess Margaret
Hospital and is also the Radiation Oncology representative on the Executive Committee
of the National Cancer Institute of Canada GU Clinical Trials Group.

AUDIO & SLIDES DOWNLOADS

AUDIO:
Track 01: From Focal Therapy to Combined Therapy Talk
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Catton09/FocaltocombinedtherapyTalk.ram

[4.585 Mbytes, Talk time: 00:29:35]
Down load times: 
Approx.: 5 Mins  (384Kbps - Cable DSL Low)

( Note: There was no capture of the Q&A for this session)

SLIDES: From Focal Therapy to Combined Therapy - Presentation slides
http://www.ustoo-brampton.com/Catton09/FocaltocombinedtherapyPF.pdf
[Acrobat File, Size: 4.916 Mbytes, Pages: 35]

[Note: This is a Printer Freindly Acrobat version of the original slides presented
- the links to the embeded videos will however NOT be active in this version]

Our thanks to Dr. Charles Catton for a
an excellent and informative presentation.