"Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and Treatment"

Moving Our Nation Forward

The Democratic Agenda

Improving Americans’ Quality of Life: Homes, Health, Jobs, and Education

Oversight Committee Democrats are focused on preserving home ownership, getting America back to work, ensuring quality, affordable health care, and giving all students access to a high-quality education.

Making Government Work for All Americans

Our aggressive agenda works to root out waste, fraud and abuse in government spending, enhance transparency, and ensure that the needs of Americans are put ahead of corporate special interest.

Promoting the Safety and Well-Being of the American People

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Investigation of ATF's Fast and Furious Operation

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report

Oil Speculation Report

Illegal Military Foreclosures Report

"Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and Treatment"

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.

To watch a webcast of the hearing, click here

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