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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Julian Hong discusses radiation therapy as treatment for prostate cancer, including potential side effects, considerations in decision making, the radiation oncology care path.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39759] -
Diet Exercise and Prostate Cancer
As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Drs. June Chan and Stacey Kenfield present recommendations for diet and exercise based in research with prostate cancer patients. Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39767]
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Barriers to Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, three leaders of the disability community - Max Barrows, Matteo Musso, and Elizabeth Grigsby - provide insights into the barriers faced by people with disabilities to access healthcare. They review programmatic, communication and physical barriers and offer their ideas for solutions.
Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39740] -
Chemotherapy and Radioligand Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer
As part of the 2024 Prostate Cancer Patient Conference, Dr. Ivan de Kouchkovksky discusses the use of both chemotherapy and radioligand therapy, including a “theranostic” approach, in metastatic treatment resistant prostate cancer.
Series: "Prostate Cancer Patient Conference" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39769] -
Supported Decision Making 101 for People with Developmental Disabilities
As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Zoe Brennan Krohn, staff attorney of the Disability Rights Program at the American Civil Liberties Union, discusses legislative changes to promote supported decision making. She presents with Marie Bergum, the first person in California to reverse her conservatorship so that she can direct her own life.
Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39742] -
Children Youth and Adults with Intractable Seizures: What’s Next
As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Dr. Danilo Bernardo, Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCSF, discusses novel treatment options for children, youth and adults with intractable seizures, especially to prevent SUDEP (sudden unexpected death in epilepsy). Epilepsy devices, including wearables, video systems and apps, can be used to improve data gathering and trigger alarms. Advances in treatment range from epilepsy surgery to vagal nerve stimulation and responsive neurostimulation system. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39748]