IN THE NEWS - Prostate Cancer Awareness Night

July 08, 2024

97.1 The Ticket

Chris Beresford joined Daniella Bruce during the pre-game show on WXYT 97.1 FM's The Ticket ahead of the Prostate Cancer Awareness Night game on July 8. In a way, Beresford believes his relationship with is primary care doctor saved his life. He and his doctor were playing squash, but he couldn't play as many games as usual. He thought he had pulled a muscle in his chest, but his doctor sent him for scans. He had pulmonary embolisms and they noticed from his blood work that he had a very high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. When he was referred to Elisabeth Heath, M.D., FACP, medical oncologist and leader of the Genitourinary Oncology Multidisciplinary Team at Karmanos, where he learned he was an ideal candidate for a clinical trial. Beresford has been on the clinical trial for about a year and he said his recent scans have shown success.

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