Doctor Dialogue Presents Prostate Cancer Facts

Spectrum Health Medical Group Hosts Free Seminar at Calvin College

Spectrum Health Medical Group’s Doctor Dialogue topic for January is “Surviving Prostate Cancer: Screening and Treatment.”

Prostate cancer is the No. 1 non-skin cancer among men and is easily treatable when detected early.

Men and women are invited to attend and learn:

What are the signs of prostate cancer?
When is it time to start getting screened for prostate cancer?
What are the best screening methods?
What are the treatment options?

The seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 18, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Prince Conference Center, Calvin College, 1800 East Beltline Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI.

The event features presentations by urologists Brian Lane, MD, PhD, and Christopher Whelan, MD, on the relevance of prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening and prostate cancer treatment options here in West Michigan. Dr. Lane received his medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed his fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Whelen received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University and completed his fellowship training at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Register online at shmg.org/doctordialogue or by phone at 616.267.2626 and select option 4.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of nine hospitals including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a state of the art children’s hospital that opened in January 2011, and 190 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 625,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with more than 18,000 employees. The organization provided $176.5 million in community benefit during its 2011 fiscal year. In 2011 and 2010, Spectrum Health was named a Top 10 Health System by Thomson Reuters.