17 min
Active Surveillance, the ProtecT trial and the importance of targeted diagnostics On Focus
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Marc Laniado, Consultant Urologist at with The Focal Therapy Clinic and a leading innovator in imaging led diagnostics and targeted treatments for prostate cancer, joins On Focus in this episode.
Marc has been a vocal advocate for the rights of patients to be informed about their treatment choices from his base at Frimley Health, where he is prostate cancer lead at Wexham Park Hospital. He’s also a dedicated practitioner in optimising treatment choices for patients, and has built a reputation in identifying and delivering the right treatment for each patient, based on precise diagnostics and comprehensive discussion about lifestyle, aspirations and relationships. He’s here today to speak about how some recent media attention on Active Surveillance might be interpreted, and what men diagnosed with localised prostate need to know about their treatment choices.
Marc discusses the ProtecT trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122
Marc Laniado, Consultant Urologist at with The Focal Therapy Clinic and a leading innovator in imaging led diagnostics and targeted treatments for prostate cancer, joins On Focus in this episode.
Marc has been a vocal advocate for the rights of patients to be informed about their treatment choices from his base at Frimley Health, where he is prostate cancer lead at Wexham Park Hospital. He’s also a dedicated practitioner in optimising treatment choices for patients, and has built a reputation in identifying and delivering the right treatment for each patient, based on precise diagnostics and comprehensive discussion about lifestyle, aspirations and relationships. He’s here today to speak about how some recent media attention on Active Surveillance might be interpreted, and what men diagnosed with localised prostate need to know about their treatment choices.
Marc discusses the ProtecT trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122
17 min