S4 E1 – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with Dr Erik Briers, MS PhD (Europa Uomo)

For this episode of Karger's The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Dr Erik Briers, MS PhD about current screening and testing modalities, as well as mental health and quality of life in connection with prostate cancer. Erik is both an Expert Patient Advocate, member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) prostate cancer guidelines committee and the Vice-Chair of the European Prostate Cancer Coalition, i.e. Europa Uomo – The Voice of Men with Prostate Cancer in Europe. He has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Leuven, Belgium, and was CEO of a biotech company. His strong social involvement within patient organisations began after his own prostate cancer diagnosis in 2001. For more podcast episodes from Karger please visit https://www.karger.com/pages/podcasts.