On Thursday, March 4, 2010, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled: "Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and Treatment." Recent debates about the efficacy of screening for prostate cancer have sparked new concerns about both screening and treatment for the disease. In addition to focusing on prostate screening and treatment controversy, and current research efforts, representatives from the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command discussed their respective prostate cancer research programs.
The hearing took place in room 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
The witnesses scheduled to testify were:
Panel I
Mr. Louis Gosset, Jr. Award winning actor and prostate cancer victim
Ms. Betty Gallo Co-Founder, Women Against Prostate Cancer Widow of Rep. Dean A. Gallo
Mr. Thomas Farrington| President and Founder Prostate Health Education Network, Inc.
Mr. Theodore L. DeWeese, M.D. Professor of Urology, Professor of Oncology Chairman, Radiation Oncologist-in-Chief Sidney, Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center Johns Hopkins University
Panel II
Mr. Otis W. Brawley, M.D. Chief Medical Officer American Cancer Society
Mr. James L. Mohler, M.D., Associate Director and Senior Vice President for Translation Research Chair, Department of Urologic Oncology Department of Urology at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Dr. Steven G. Kaminsky, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Director of Research Administration Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences Center for Prostate Disease Research
Ms. Faina Shtern, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer AdMeTech Foundation
Panel III
Mr. William L. Dahut, M.D. Senior Investigator National Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology Branch and Affiliates
Ms. Carolyn J.M. Best, Ph.D. Program Manager, Prostate Cancer Research Center Department of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Documents and Links
Opening Statement of Chairman Edolphus Towns
Prepared testimony of Carolyn Best
Prepared testimony of Otis Brawley
Prepared testimony of William L. Dahut
Prepared testimony of Theodore L. DeWeese
Prepared testimony of Thomas Farrington
Prepared testimony of Betty Gallo
Prepared testimony of Dr. Steven Kaminsky
Prepared testimony of James Mohler
Prepared testimony of Faina Shtern
Witness List
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