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until you see it. This experience was definitely eye opening, Advances In Prostate Cancer

and it was nice to give back. It feels good that we can help
people who are struggling at a time like this.” By Steven E. Reznick, If prostate cancer is found and the pathology and
About Boca Helping Hands M.D., FACP grading of the specimen indicates a significant risk of
Boca Helping Hands (BHH) is a community-based Should we get a spread of disease we now have the capability of using the
nonprofit that provides food, medical and financial routine prostrate specific positron emission tomography (PET) scan with gallium
assistance to meet basic human needs as well as education, antigen (PSA) on men at 68 PSMA-11 which targets prostate specific membrane
job training and guidance to create self-sufficiency. risk for prostate cancer? antigen and highlights metastatic disease. This agent was
Through its various assistance programs, BHH supports This debate has been approved by the FDA recently after studies at UCLA
over 27,000 people annually. raging for the past few Medical Center and University of California San Francisco
BHH distributes 80,000 pantry bags each year at four years with the United were reviewed. It has a second use in detecting recurrent
Palm Beach County locations and serves over 80,000 States Preventive Task disease in men already treated for prostate cancer who now
hot meals annually, six days per week. The organization Forc e c om i ng out have a chemical increase of their PSA but no detectable
expands access to affordable medical, dental and against screening men mass or lesion on imaging studies.
behavioral care through its partnership with Genesis for prostate cancer because if the PSA is elevated the Radiologists have been using F-18 fluciclovine and
Community Health, serving clients at clinics in Boca Raton subsequent diagnostic testing is painful, expensive and or C-11 Choline as imaging enhancers, but these were
and Boynton Beach. BHH sends weekend meals home with comes with many complications. not as effective as the Ga-68-PSMA just approved.
food-insecure elementary school students via the BHH The specialty societies representing urologists, By identifying areas of recurrent disease, it may allow
Backpacks Program, provides emergency financial support especially amongst European physicians, show a physicians to locally treat the recurrent areas directly.
to families facing eviction or loss of utility service and drop in deaths from prostate cancer since they started Trial investigator Jeremie Calais, M.D., of UCLA feels
assists working families with the rising cost of childcare annual screening using PSA blood tests in senior men. “Because the PSMA PET scan has proven to be more
through the Children’s Assistance Program (CAP). When we find an elevated PSA, ultimately, the gold effective in locating these tumors, it should be the new
With an increased focus on client self-sufficiency, BHH standard was the ultrasound guided biopsy through the standard of care for men who have prostate cancer, for
awards scholarships for qualified candidates to attend rectum performed by urologists in their offices, which initial staging or localization of recurrence.” Peter Carrol,
accredited vocational training classes that prepare them was both uncomfortable and accompanied by a post- M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco
for careers in the healthcare, information technology and procedure infection at times. That has changed with added, “I believe PSMA PET imaging in men with
transportation industries. BHH also offers free English as a the introduction of the magnetic resonance imaging prostate cancer is a game changer because its use will
Second Language (ESOL) classes and courses in nutrition (MRI) of the prostate which can detect prostate cancer. lead to better, more efficient and precise care.”
and other life skills. Staff and volunteer mentors counsel If the MRI is negative, then, in most cases, even if there Board certified in internal medicine, with added
the unemployed and underemployed in basic workplace is microscopic prostate cancer present, it would be qualifications in geriatrics, Steven E. Reznick, M.D. has
skills and help them polish resumes and search for jobs. treated with watchful waiting not surgery or radiation. practiced locally since 1979. He is recognized by physicians
Charity Navigator named Boca Helping Hands a If something is seen, interventional radiologists are now as a “Best Doctor” and is a national health care blogger.
Four-Star Charity for the 14th consecutive year in April able to biopsy the prostate through the perineum under To schedule a complimentary meeting with Dr. Reznick to
2020. Boca Helping Hands is located at 1500 NW 1st local anesthesia which is less painful and carries fewer learn about his personalized care membership practice,
Court, Boca Raton, FL 33432. For more information, post-procedure complications. call (561) 368-0191 or visit www.BocaConciergeDoc.com.
please visit BocaHelpingHands.org.

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