Overview
This course covers the learning outcomes and goals of understanding prostate cancer diagnosis, shared decision-making, and the differences between Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting. The course teaches skills such as interpreting PSA levels, conducting a prostate biopsy, understanding Gleason scores, and staging prostate cancer. The teaching method includes lectures and discussions. The intended audience for this course is individuals interested in prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment options, and surveillance strategies.
Syllabus
Introduction
Prostate cancer statistics
Prostate cancer without screening
What is PSA
Shared Decision Making Process
Benefits vs Harms
When to Start Screening
Diagnosis
Risk Groups
T Stage
Gleason Score
Risk Classification
Survival
Treatment
Definitive Therapy
UK Protect Trial
Conclusion
Questions
Gleason 4 vs Gleason 3
Role of biomarker testing
Active surveillance vs watchful waiting
Diet and prostate cancer
Would you still recommend active surveillance
PSA
Radiation Therapy
Taught by
Stanford Health Care