22-10. K. Wiedemer, C. Chan "Your Genes, Prostate Cancer, and the PROMISE Registry" 2022-10-27

The PROMISE Registry (a Prostate Cancer Registry of Outcomes and Germline Mutations for Improved Survival and Treatment Effectiveness) aims to help patients, doctors and researchers better understand an individual's prostate cancer.
The presentation provides information about why your genes matter in prostate cancer, what genetic testing is, and who should get it, as explained by PROMISE Investigators Dr. Heather Cheng, MD, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Washington), Dr. Channing Paller, MD (Johns Hopkins University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center), and Genetic Counselor on Registry, Mr. Justin Lorentz, MSc, CGC (Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre). You will learn how understanding the specific inherited genetic factors, or mutations, in men with prostate cancer and being able to tailor a treatment to an individual’s specific genetic make-up could be a powerful tool in prostate cancer treatment options and outcomes.
Prostate Forum of Orange County is a Southern California Prostate Cancer Support Group, with online (Zoom) meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of most months, beginning at 5:00 p. Pacific Time.
Our website address is: www.prostateforum.org