Haffner Highlights Treatment and Research Considerations for Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate

May 11, 2023

Dr Haffner explains distinguishing features between basal cell and adenocarcinoma of the prostate, findings from a genomics study of basal cell prostate carcinoma, and the challenges that arise when diagnosing and treating patients with this rare disease.

Welcome to OncLive On Air^®! I’m your host today, Ashling Wahner.

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Michael C. Haffner, MD, PhD, who joined us to discuss basal cell carcinoma of the prostate. Dr Haffner is an assistant professor in the Human Biology Division and an assistant professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, as well as an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, both in Seattle.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Haffner explained distinguishing features between basal cell and adenocarcinoma of the prostate, findings from a genomics study of basal cell prostate carcinoma, and the challenges that arise when diagnosing and treating patients with this rare disease.

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