Dr. Van Allen @ Dana Farber Cancer Center

[ragnar2020]

Greetings Fellow Travelers,

I'm curious. Has anyone had their personal PCa care provided to them by Dr. Eliezer M. Van Allen at Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston, MA?

I'd be interested in any information and recommendations about Dr. Van Allen.

Thanks,

Jeff

[GoBucks]

I can not answer your question. Dr. Van Allen is part of the Metastatic Prostate Cancer Project. I participated in that. Supported in part by Malecare.

[Javelin18]

I had an idea early on about comparing my germline mutations to my four brothers, to see why I got PCa and they didn't. The lead doctor at the Prostate Cancer Foundation recommended I discuss the idea with Dr Van Allen.

My only interaction with him was through email, but I found him to be open minded and insightful.

[ragnar2020 in reply to Javelin18]

Hi Javelin18,

Thanks for the input. I’ve been watching your journey through the LU treatments and am sorry that those have not worked for you as you hoped they would. I have not committed to an MO yet for my own PCa treatment, so I’m researching those in the field and collecting information including geographic locations in New England. All the best.

[Javelin18 in reply to ragnar2020]

Thanks for your words of support. I've learned to put the setbacks behind me and keep moving forward.

[Faith1111]

There are some fabulous MO’s in Boston. I am not familiar with the Dr Van Allen but we see Dr Misha Beltran and she is amazing. We are so fortunate to live within driving distance. Brigham and Womens has excellent surgeons and many doctors are Harvard Professors. Best of luck finding a good fit.