Compassionate Oncology Medical Group: Welcome


Contact: 2080 Century Park East Suite 1005 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Appointments: 310.229.3555 Fax: 310.229.3554 info@compassionateoncology.org The Compassionate Oncology Front Office and Back Office Team wishes all "Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & a Healthy and Happy New Year"!	Welcome! Dr. Bob has been treating cancer patients since 1970. In 1967, when Dr. Bob was a 2nd year medical student, he attended his first “Tumor Board”. Dr. Bob heard medical histories presented and recommendations for treatment of these cancer patients discussed by various types of cancer specialists. Dr. Bob discovered this is what he wanted to do – to treat patients with cancer. For over more than 40 years, Dr. Bob has witnessed an explosion in knowledge and treatment options for patients with cancer. Beginning in 1991, Dr. Bob began to sub-specialize in prostate cancer and since 1997, almost all of our new patients have prostate cancer. Dr. Bob takes extreme pride that our Compassionate Oncology Medical Group has been able to make major contributions to the treatment of men with every stage of prostate cancer. For men with low or intermediate risk prostate cancer (PC), Dr. Bob conceived, named, pioneered and was the first to publish the results of his unique medical protocol for the treatment of these stages of PC, which he named Triple Hormone Blockade® (also known as Triple Androgen Blockade®) followed by Finasteride Maintenance® Therapy. In 2003, the US Trademark Office issued trademark registrations for Triple Hormone Blockade®, Triple Androgen Blockade® and Finasteride Maintenance® for this non-invasive but extremely effective treatment protocol. Later, Dr. Bob conceived, named and pioneered the use of weekly low dose Taxotere/Emcyt/Carboplatinum chemotherapy 3 weeks on; 1 week off. Additional major treatment contributions by Dr. Bob and Compassionate Oncology Medical Group have included Dr. Bob’s Prostate Cancer Anti-angiogenic Cocktail, Dr. Bob’s Three Pronged Approach for treating high risk or advanced disease, and Dr. Bob’s High-Dose Testosterone Replacement Therapy approach. These and Dr. Bob’s other contributions are described in his various recorded lectures (available for order by calling our office at 310-229-3555) and many are also described in his various papers that can be downloaded for free under Publications on this website.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Turner published an article in the December 2011 PAACT newsletter titled "PSA vs. CTC". Download it for free here. To read the full Prostate Cancer Communication newsletter, click here to visit the PAACT website. Click here for our latest patient case studies for our Three-Pronged Approach for treating advanced Prostate Cancer disease (first presented by Drs. Jeffrey Turner & Bob Leibowitz on June 23, 2011 in Fullerton CA). See our latest DVD: DVD #10: “CREATING PROSTATE CANCER CURES & REMISSIONS” LECTURE BY DR. BOB & DR. TURNER (JUNE 23, 2011) Order your copy today for only $15 (plus postage) by calling our office at (310) 229-3555. For more information about this video and all our video choices, check out our video lectures page here. See below for flyers that we posted regarding the lecture for more information, including the topics discussed. Click on the flyers below to enlarge. New treatments are available at COMG! We are pleased to announce that Provenge^®(sipuleucel-T), a breakthrough treatment for certain types of advanced prostate cancer, is now available at Compassionate Oncology Medical Group. Provenge is the first and only immunotherapy approved by the FDA for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic, castrate-resistant (hormone-refractory) prostate cancer. Provenge is designed to use cells from a patient’s own immune system to identify and target prostate cancer. It works differently than hormone therapy or chemotherapy. Please contact us at (310) 229-3555 to learn more about Provenge and to determine if it’s the right treatment for you. Also, contact us to learn about other new treatments for Prostate Cancer such as JEVTANA^®(cabazitaxel) and ZYTIGA^TM (abiraterone acetate) that are other options being offered to our patients. Dr. Turner published an article in the Dec 2010 PAACT newsletter titled "Debunking an Old Myth: Testosterone Replacement is Not Adding Fuel to the Fire in Men with Prostate Cancer". Download it for free here. To read the full Prostate Cancer Communication newsletter, click here to visit the PAACT website. Dr. Turner published an article in the Sept 2010 PAACT newsletter titled "Degarelix, no more AGONIZING". Download it for free here. To read the full Prostate Cancer Communication newsletter, click here to visit the PAACT website. Dr. Bob, Dr. Turner & Compassionate Oncology Staff wishes all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Dr. Bob has written an update titled "High-Dose Testosterone & Prostate Cancer : Wait until you read this update, September 1, 2009". You may download a copy for free here. Dr. Bob is pleased to announce that in August, 2009, we learned that our manuscript describing the use of High Dose TRT on 96 of our PC patients was accepted for publication in the "British Journal of Urology International." We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Tanya Dorff who extracted the data from our charts and wrote much of the manscript. She is one of the co-authors. Dr. Bob is the lead author. You may download a copy for free here. Dr. Bob's latest lecture (filmed on May 16, 2009) is available NOW on DVD. Order your copy now by calling our office at (310) 229-3555. For more information, check out our video lectures page here. Compassionate Oncology Medical Group would like to introduce the new addition to our medical team - Dr. Jeffrey Turner. Dr. Turner is a native of Southern California, having grown up in Orange County and attended the University of Southern California. He was the first student to graduate USC’s 3-year accelerated science program with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. Subsequently, he was employed as a research associate at UCLA in infectious diseases and molecular biology. His medical education and residency were both completed in Canada. His medical degree was at Memorial University of Newfoundland in eastern Canada and more recently, he completed Internal Medicine residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC on the opposite coast. The year after completion of his postgraduate training, he was employed as a hospitalist in Laguna Beach and Los Angeles. Lastly, he has just completed his medical oncology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina with a focus on genitourinary oncology with several research projects and publications focusing on prostate and renal cell carcinoma. Dr. Turner is a Diplomate of the American Boards of Internal Medicine & Medical Oncology. Those who know Dr. Turner attest to his warm personality, sense of humor, and dedication to his patients. His hobbies include rowing, surfing, weightlifting, saltwater reef aquariums, and spending time with family and friends. Please join us in giving Dr. Turner a warm welcome. Please be advised that Dr. Nader Javadi has left Compassionate Oncology Medical Group. We wish him every success in his new practice. All appointments and medical matters previously handled by Dr. Javadi will now be managed by our medical team consisting of Dr. Bob Leibowitz, Dr. Jeffrey Turner, Mary Duong, P.A., and staff. Dr. Bob has updated his paper titled "TRT Case Reports: High Dose Testosterone Replacement therapy (TRT) and Prostate Cancer (CaP)", and the update is now available for download! Check out Dr. Bob's other papers here. Dr. Bob has been invited to be the special guest speaker at the Wellness Community’s Prostate Cancer Networking Group from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sat., May 16, 2009. This lecture is free and open to the public. Location: 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361 Directions: From the 101 Freeway, take Hampshire Road. Exit and turn south off the freeway (right turn if traveling southbound on 101; left if traveling northbound on 101). Go south on Hampshire, turn left on Foothill and then the first right into our driveway. Click here for a map of the location. Contact for the Wellness Community: Telephone: 805.379.4777 Fax: 805.371.6231 E-mail: twcinfo@wellnesscommunityhope.org This lecture will be recorded and DVD's will be available for purchase for $15 (plus shipping) around the end of June by calling our office. Stay tuned to our Video Lectures page for availability and for more information. A new paper by Dr. Bob titled "Shingles; Vaccine and Post Shingles Pain" is now available for download! Check out Dr. Bob's other papers here. Dr. Bob lectured at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle WA on November 20, 2008. Click here for more information and a peek at his day at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington. His trip to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, was not restricted to the scheduled lecture from 5-6:30pm, but included meetings and discussions with patients and patient advocates; numerous PhD's and MD's; clinicians, researchers; as well as epidemiologists and psychologists. Dr. Bob appreciated and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to showcase his data at his lecture/seminar. In addition, Dr. Bob had never previously enjoyed the privileges and unique challenges he encountered during the other small group meetings. Here, the local faculty (and local patient representatives), each with their own field of interest in prostate cancer treatment and/or research, were able to question Dr. Bob and learn about his other prostate cancer treatment protocols; their results; as well as inquires of his opinions, insights and his experiences with his prostate cancer research and treatment. Because Dr. Bob did not know or expect any of this other than the lecture, all of his responses were spontaneous. He loved the entire day and all of its parts, and especially the intellectual challenges. His lecture was recorded on DVD but unfortunately, there was a sound recording malfunction. Hence, we are unable to have a copy available to the public. Dr. Bob is doing another lecture in Westlake Village on May 16th (click here for more info) and this lecture will be recorded to produce an updated DVD. Stay tuned to the Video Lectures Page for information on availability. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center thanks Dr. Bob for his lecture. See thank you letter by clicking here. A new paper by Dr. Bob titled "Dr. Bob's (Not So) Secret Recipe for Treating Metastatic, Advanced or Recurrent Prostate Cancer" is now available for download! Check out Dr. Bob's other papers here. Compassionate Oncology is now offering pharmacy services in-house! Our patients now have the convenience of filling and re-filling the prescriptions that our doctors write for them while they are in our office, if they choose. Please see Mary, one of our P.A.'s, or Somer, our pharmacy assistant, for more information. You can also call them at 310-229-3555 or email them at rx@compassionateoncology.org for more information. Our nurses will continue to authorize the prescription refill requests from the outside pharmacy of your choice, if you choose. Nothing will change for these prescriptions unless you ask us to fill these prescriptions at our pharmacy. Dec 2007: Compassionate Oncology Staff celebrate the holidays at Geisha House & The Comedy Store in Hollywood! We wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season! New Presentation Available for Download: Conquering/Controlling/Taming Advanced Prostate Cancer and Proving how to Successfully Live with Advanced Prostate Cancer This lecture was presentated on March 27, 2007 in Fullerton, CA and open to the public. The lecture was sponsored by a patient support group - the Prostate Forum of Fullerton (an US-TOO chapter). A video of this lecture is also available from our office. For more information, check our video lectures page. Update on Triple Androgen Blockade® followed by Proscar Maintenance. This update was presented February 18th, 2005 at the First Annual Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The Symposium, sponsored by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, American Urological Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, presented all of the latest breakthroughs and treatments for prostate cancer.
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