Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, presented “Brachytherapy/Caesium” during the 29th Annual International Prostate Cancer Update on January 24, 2019 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

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Brachytherapy/Caesium – Summary:

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, discusses the increasing prevalence of brachytherapy as an option for prostate cancer patients in need of radiation therapy, specifically in the recurrent space. Additionally, he addresses the limitations of the technique and the lack of studies directly comparing brachytherapy to other options.

About the International Prostate Cancer Update

The International Prostate Cancer Update (IPCU) is an annual, multi-day CME conference focused on prostate cancer treatment updates. The conference’s faculty consists of international experts, and the event caters to urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other healthcare professionals. Topics encompass prostate cancer management, from diagnosis to treating advanced and metastatic disease. Dr. Finkelstein presented this lecture during the 29th IPCU in 2019. Please visit this page in order to learn more about future IPCU meetings.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, is a radiation oncologist with Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, Florida. He has served as a Co-Chair on the NRG Immunotherapy Committee, Co-Chair of the 2018-2019 ACRO Scientific Program Committee, and Chair of the SWOG Radiation STG Committee. He currently serves on the Board of Chancellors for ACRO. Dr. Finkelstein has also served as National Director of Translational Research Consortium (TRC), the cutting-edge therapy arm of 21st Century Oncology in Scottsdale, Arizona. Inspired by his grandmother, a cancer patient, he became a dedicated cancer surgeon who found that radiation therapy could sometimes do for his patients what surgery could not. Dr. Finkelstein received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He served a residency in General Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, and was Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Finkelstein also served fellowships in Biologic Immunotherapy, Clinical Cancer, and Surgical Oncology at the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a member of the American College of Radiation Oncology, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the Radiological Society of North America, and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.