United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

Prostate Cancer: The Silent Killer

September 23, 1997



The committee will seek to raise public awareness of the prostate cancer, examine the different screening and treatment options, and address the debate over when treatment is appropriate. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society predicts more than 330,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year. The hearing takes place during Prostate Cancer Awareness Week.



Date: September 23, 1997
Time: 10:00 am
Room: 628 Dirksen


Statements of Committee Members

  1. Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa
  2. Senator John Breaux, Ranking Member, Louisiana

Witness Panel 1
  1. The Honorable Robert Dole, former Senate Majority Leader

  2. Len Dawson, NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback

  3. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Watson, General Manager, New York Yankees

  4. The Honorable Robert Miller, Governor, State of Nevada


Witness Panel 2
  1. David Mcleod, M.D., Chief of Urology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Washington, DC

  2. E. David Crawford, M.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver, CO

  3. Richard J. Babaian, M.D., Professor of Urology, University of Texas; Houston, TX


Witness Panel 3
  1. Thomas V. Holohan, M.D., Chief Patient Care Services Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Washington, DC

  2. Harold C. Sox, Jr., M.D., Chairman, Department of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon, NH

Hearing Publications

  • Committee on Aging Print: 105-12