April 11th 2006
Us -Too! Brampton General Meeting 

“Early Detection & Management
of Prostate Cancer”  Dr. Mojtaba Beheshti, MD
William Osler Health Centre

Around 63 members, wives and guests attended this informative Power Point presentation
conducted by Dr. Mojtaba Beheshti. The initial part of the presentation provided a
background of the Prostate gland, the symptoms related to prostate disease and data
pertaining to incidence rates. Coming specifically to Prostate cancer Dr. Beheshti explained
that “Early Stages May Have No Symptoms”.

Moving further into the role of PSA in early detection he discussed its nominal value
while dwelling in-depth on many of the myths and controversies surrounding PSA testing. He
talked about the challenges in treating prostate cancer, discussing many of the treatment options,
their outcomes and cautioned on possible 'over treatment' scenarios.

In the next part of his talk he discussed what is “Clinically Insignificant” cancer, the problems
with 'watchful waiting', the follow-up of patents on 'active surveillance', its associated
'decision' factors and also the criteria defining 'significant progression'.

He concluded his talk with a discussion on the different stages of prostate cancer and
disease management and the curability of 'good risk' patients.

The talk was followed by an interesting and interactive Question and Answer session
with Dr. Beheshti responding in depth to the many questions and concerns posed
by our members. Overall it was very informative evening for everyone.

On behalf of the group our thanks to Dr. Beheshti
for a very informative presentation.

AUDIO & SLIDES DOWNLOADS

AUDIO: 

Part 1: Talk - "Early Detection and Management of Prostate Cancer" Talk
[5,051 Kbytes, Talk time: 00:41:07]
Down load times: 
Approx.: 25 Mins. (56KBaud)
Approx.: 4 Mins.  (384KBaud)

Part 2: Q& A session -"Early Detection and Management of Prostate Cancer" QA
[3,239 Kbytes, Talk time: 00:26:21]
Down load times: 
Approx.: 15 Mins. (56KBaud)
Approx.: 3 Mins.  (384KBaud)

Library call Number: Audiobook 616.99463 Beh
Availability: Late May 2006

SLIDES:  
"Early Detection and Management of Prostate Cancer"