All family members and the public are welcome
regardless of where you were treated
No reservations – No fees - Free parking
Pilgrim Road Garage on Crossover street

Are you, or someone you know, newly diagnosed?
 

In the event that you, or someone you know, is diagnosed with prostate cancer, please be aware that there is a great deal of information and support that we, who have gone through this experience can offer. As an example, we advise that you not rush to be treated until you visit three different prostate cancer specialists: a medical oncologist, an urologist (surgeon), and a radiation oncologist. We can also discuss the treatment choices and provide you with suggestions of questions which you might want to ask each specialist as well as other very useful information including the valuable benefit of attending one of the many prostate cancer support groups.
 

For more information call:
 

Patient Coordinators:
    Stan & Fran Klein - 617-625-4875

Subgroup Coordinators:
    Gary Halvorsen - 781-272-2546
    Bill Tinney - 781-878-5273
    Frank McCaffrey L.I.C.S.W. - 617.667.3525

Physician Coordinator:
    Glenn Bubley MD - 617-667-5288

2012 Scheduled Programs:
All sub-groups start at 6 pm.
All main programs start at 7 PM

January 9:
Coping with Depression and Anxiety due to a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer
Speaker: Harry Somers, Ph.D., Psychologist

January 9:
Providing Support to Men with Prostate Cancer
6 pm Speaker, Women's Group: Rupal Bhatt, MD, Medical Oncologist

February 6:
Progress on Research for Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Speaker: Christopher Sweeney, MD, Medical Oncologist

March 5:
Evaluation, Management and Treatment of Post-Prostatectomy Urinary Incontinence
Speaker: Linda Ng, MD, Urologist

April 2:
The role of the Pathologist in the Care of Patients with Prostate Cancer
Speaker: Beth Genega, MD, Pathologist

May 7:
Updates on Radiation Therapy and Heart Disease due to Hormone Therapy
Speaker: Paul Nguyen, MD, Radiation Oncologist

May 7:
Helping Your Man Overcome Problems as a Result of Prostate Cancer Treatment
6 pm Speaker, Women's Group: Mary Ellen Taplin, MD, Medical Oncologist

June 4:
Comparing Robotic to Open Prostatectomy-How does a man choose?
Speakers: Kevin Loughlin, MD, Urologist, and Andrew Wagner, MD, Urologist
Moderator: Glenn Bubley, MD, Medical Oncologist

July 2:
Looking for Drug Targets in Tumor DNA
Speaker: Glenn Bubley, MD, Medical Oncologist

August 6:
American Urologists Association Highlites and an Evening of Questions and Answers
Speaker: William DeWolf, MD, Urologist

September 10:
Prostate Cancer: The Changing Landscape
Speaker: Philip Kantoff, MD, Medical Oncologist

October 1:
Reserved for Snow make-up date
Speaker:

November 5:
Enhancing your Sexual Relationship - Tips for couples after Prostate Cancer Treatment
Speaker: Suki Hanfling MSW, LICSW, Certified Sex Therapist

December 3:
What's new in Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer?
Speaker: Marc Garnick, MD, Medical Oncologist

Directions to the Conference Rooms
in the Deaconess Building, West Campus
of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
 

As you exit the parking garage on Crossover Street, turn left, walk to corner.

Turn right onto Pilgrim Road. Do not cross Pilgrim Road. Pass Human Resources building and walk straight about one block to a main entrance with an oval-rotating door. This is the Farr Building. Turn right to enter building. Walk about 25 feet towards the Gift Shop.

Turn right at the Gift Shop and walk to the end of a very long corridor. ( pass the rest rooms and The Security Office, both on your right side) The last portion of this corridor slopes downward and you are now in the Deaconess Building.

At the end, turn right. On your left will be a stairway and an elevator. Go up one flight to Conference Rooms on the second floor.

If you are going to the large conference room, go to the 3rd floor.

When you leave the building, there is a shorter path. As you walk up the sloped corridor take the first corridor on the right. Pass a rest room and the Chapel to exit the building.

Turn right onto Autumn Street, walk to the corner. The garage is on your right on Crossover Street.