The Third Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit will be held:
September 27 & 28, 2007
Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC

MAJOR SESSION TITLES

1. RECOGNIZING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PROSTATE CANCER EPIDEMIC THROUGH LEGISLATION
This session will analyze and present how and where key legislation can be used as a catalyst to gather resources to fight this epidemic.

2. THE GLOBAL BLACK PROSTATE CANCER CRISIS
Presentations on global prostate cancer research findings targeting Black men of African ancestry, concluding with a discussion of a global consortium to address the Black prostate cancer crisis.

3. PROSTATE CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY VACCINES - A PROGRESS REPORT
The first ever prostate cancer immunotherapy vaccine went before the FDA for approval in 2007. What are the prospects for an immunotherapy vaccine approval within the next one to three years? Why is patient advocacy vital for approval? Who are the companies involved in developing immunotherapy treatments? What efforts need to take place now to insure accessibility of these new treatments for African American patients.

4. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
African American participation in clinical trials in support of prostate cancer research activities is problematic. This session will explore strategies for increasing African American participation in prostate cancer clinical trials and other research activities.

PRESENTATION

THE CASE FOR WATCHFUL WAITING THROUGH ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE AS AN IMPORTANT TREATMENT OPTION
With a higher incidence rate and more later-stage diagnoses, are African American men at a greater risk to receive more radical treatments for non life threatening prostate cancers? This presentation will examine research and data supporting active surveillance as a treatment approach. It will also analyze imaging technologies as a means of active surveillance.

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