Sep 19, 2026 · 11 min · 9 segments
September is the month for National APP Week. They do a great job helping patients understand and stay on treatment, also discuss matters with Mark on the advances in Prostate Cancer and the Make It…
Mark BishopHost
Timothy WeimerGuest
Victoria WongGuest
You know, advanced practice providers play a key role in modern prostate cancer care.
And with September being Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, I'm gonna welcome APPs Victoria Wong and Tim Weimer, who specialize in genitourinary cancers, here to discuss on the show advances in prostate cancer treatment and how APPs help patients understand their options, you know, to stay on treatment and navigate their care.
Victoria Wong, MHS, uh, PAC, and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, and introducing Timothy Weimer to you.
So there's no doubt, guys, that prostate cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers among American men, with more than something like, what? Three hundred and thirty-three thousand, uh, eight hundred and thirty new cases expected this year.
So please tell me, would you, for my listeners, that you've got some good news for us.
I know that with my 10 years and Tim's over 20 years of experience, that we really are looking at prostate cancer of more of a chronic illness now, where patients are able to maintain a good quality of life and treatment at home.
Um, so we're very excited to partner up with Johnson & Johnson today to raise awareness about that and our roles of APPs as well.
A- and Tim, you know, with that number I mentioned, three hundred and thirty-three thousand odd new prostate cancer cases estimated, uh, in the US, uh, this year, what, what role do you play as a, as a family nurse practitioner in early detection, you know, patient education or referral for advanced cases?
So, you know, being in urology for about 20 years or so now, it's-- the mo- the most important thing that we can tell people is really to get your screening, uh, completed, get your early detection completed.
Uh, and simply to start, you know, we, we all know that we should be getting blood tests, you know, once in a while, especially after a certain age, we should get our labs done.
Uh, and it's important for men that they get the, uh, the PSA level checked, which is the prostate-specific antigen, uh, you know, which helps us to detect for prostate cancer, and not only to get it checked, but also to know the number, right? So normal values are zero to four.
We wanna make sure you have a number within that range, and also importantly, to make sure that the number's not going up too quickly.
Now, when it comes from my standpoint, neurology, uh, you know, people will come in, men will come in, and they'll, they'll have an elevated number, and then we have to work that up or get it assessed and determine on, you know, why is that number beyond its limits or why is it going up quickly.
And then we start going through, um, additional testing, MRIs or prostate biopsies to help look for prostate cancer.
You know, advanced practice providers play a key role in modern prostate cancer care.
And with September being Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, I'm gonna welcome APPs Victoria Wong and Tim Weimer, who specialize in genitourinary cancers, here to discuss on the show advances in prostate cancer treatment and how APPs help patients understand their options, you know, to stay on treatment and navigate their care.
Victoria Wong, MHS, uh, PAC, and at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, and introducing Timothy Weimer to you.
So there's no doubt, guys, that prostate cancer is one of the most common and deadliest cancers among American men, with more than something like, what? Three hundred and thirty-three thousand, uh, eight hundred and thirty new cases expected this year.
So please tell me, would you, for my listeners, that you've got some good news for us.
I know that with my 10 years and Tim's over 20 years of experience, that we really are looking at prostate cancer of more of a chronic illness now, where patients are able to maintain a good quality of life and treatment at home.
Um, so we're very excited to partner up with Johnson & Johnson today to raise awareness about that and our roles of APPs as well.
A- and Tim, you know, with that number I mentioned, three hundred and thirty-three thousand odd new prostate cancer cases estimated, uh, in the US, uh, this year, what, what role do you play as a, as a family nurse practitioner in early detection, you know, patient education or referral for advanced cases?
So, you know, being in urology for about 20 years or so now, it's-- the mo- the most important thing that we can tell people is really to get your screening, uh, completed, get your early detection completed.
Uh, and simply to start, you know, we, we all know that we should be getting blood tests, you know, once in a while, especially after a certain age, we should get our labs done.
Uh, and it's important for men that they get the, uh, the PSA level checked, which is the prostate-specific antigen, uh, you know, which helps us to detect for prostate cancer, and not only to get it checked, but also to know the number, right? So normal values are zero to four.
We wanna make sure you have a number within that range, and also importantly, to make sure that the number's not going up too quickly.
Now, when it comes from my standpoint, neurology, uh, you know, people will come in, men will come in, and they'll, they'll have an elevated number, and then we have to work that up or get it assessed and determine on, you know, why is that number beyond its limits or why is it going up quickly.
And then we start going through, um, additional testing, MRIs or prostate biopsies to help look for prostate cancer.
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