Prostate cancer patients are often given dire life expectancies by their medical providers when they are diagnosed, which brings about extreme fear and dread for them and their families. However, we see many patients living longer lives with chronic prostate cancer by using a total-body approach to their care. This session will feature the journey that prostate cancer patients go through, such as exercise, participating in clinical trials, family support and coping strategies.  

Session IV Program

Moderator: Ms. Tomeeka Miller, PHEN Director of Communications

Watch Video     Welcome and Opening Remarks: Adrian Backus, JD, MDiv, PHEN Director of Community Partnership Development and Outreach

Watch Video     Celebrating 20 Years of Summit – Part 4: Ms. Tomeeka Miller, PHEN Director of Communications

Watch Video      Strategies for Coping with Anxiety and Depression in Prostate Cancer: Andrew J. Roth, MD Emeritus Attending Psychiatrist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Audience Questions & Answers

Watch Video      The Benefits of Exercise for Cancer Patients: Christina M. Dieli-Conwright, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Audience Questions & Answers

Watch Video     A Family-Focused Strategy for Coping with Prostate Cancer

• Mr. Charles “Chuck” Christian, Prostate Cancer Survivor, Owner, Chuck Christian Designs, and Former University of Michigan Football Player
• Mr. Micah Christian, Caregiver, Son of Chuck Christian, Professional Musician, Sons of Serendip
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seabrook, Prostate Cancer Survivor and his Wife
• Mr. William Davis, Jr., United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Prostate Cancer Caregiver

Audience Questions & Answers

Watch Video     Heroes in Memoriam: Adrian Backus, JD, MDiv

Closing Survey and Remarks: Adrian Backus, JD, MDiv