Client Education Event: The Latest in Prostate Cancer Screening, Prevention, and Treatment
On November 18th over 100 Medcan Clinic clients and guests listened to Director, Urologic Oncology Fellowship Dr. Mark Gonzalgo from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Dr. Gonzalgo outlined the newest developments in prostate cancer prevention and screening. Medcan's Director of Nutrition, Leslie Beck, RD provided the audience with some important nutrition tips for preventing prostate cancer.
Dr. Gonzalgo discussed the evolution of three surgical technologies including Radical Retropubic, Laparoscopic, and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. He also discussed clinical practice guidelines for Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening. PSA testing has led to an increase in detection of prostate cancer that is more likely to be organ confined.
Leslie Beck, RD discussed nutrition and diet strategies to help reduce risk such as increasing your intake of selenium rich foods, (brazil nuts, seafood, tuna, poultry, garlic, onions, and mushrooms) and including more lycopene in your diet (found in tomatoes). Losing excess weight can also guard against prostate cancer.
About Johns Hopkins Medicine International
Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) facilitates the global development of the Johns Hopkins mission of teaching, research and patient care.
As the international access point to more than 2,000 Hopkins experts in medicine and health care administration, JHI coordinates treatment for patients who travel to Baltimore and provides health care consulting services and a wide range of educational programs through strategic alliances and affiliations abroad.
The Medcan Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) have joined together to provide integrated healthcare services in the Canadian marketplace. These services include the use of video conferencing, integrated case management and a seamless referral system to provide Medcan patients with world-class care and treatment both in Canada and in the U.S. as well as medical education, clinical observerships and medical research focused specifically on preventive health. Johns Hopkins Hospital has been ranked #1 in the United States for eighteen consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report magazine.