Winthrop-University Hospital's Advances in Cancer Care educational series will offer a free program, "Using CyberKnife(r) Radiosurgery in Early Prostate Cancer," on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 7:00 PM. It will be held at Winthrop's Community Outreach Center, located at 101 Mineola Boulevard, at the corner of Second Street in Mineola.

Alan J. Katz, MD, Chief of Radiation Oncology at Winthrop-University Hospital, will discuss the benefits of CyberKnife(r) radiosurgery in early prostate cancer, explaining the evaluation process and how it delivers radiation to the precisely targeted area sparing healthy tissue. Find out why positive results are achieved during fewer treatment sessions, as well as how treatment courses are determined. A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

Parking and the entrance are available in the rear of the building. Admission is free, but seating is limited and reservations are required. Please call (516) 663-9370 to reserve your space or for further information.

The Advances in Cancer Care series is a free community health education program presented by the Institute for Cancer Care at Winthrop. For information on other educational programs offered at Winthrop, please call the Welcome Center at 1-866-WINTHROP.