Prostate diseases: talking about it without taboos

The prostate is a small gland located under the bladder in men.

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By: Caroline Paré Follow

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A small male gland located at the heart of the urinary and genital systems, the prostate can be affected by various pathologies (inflammation, tumor, etc.).

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  • Prof. François Desgrandchamps,

    head of the urology department at

    Hôpital Saint-Louis

    de Paris, and of the translational immuno-onco-urology unit of the CEA, and former head of the Human Voiding Disorders Committee of

    the 'French Association of Urology

  • Dr Fouad Soumanou,

    urologist in Benin and member of the Beninese urology society

At the end of the program, we talk about the

strengthening in oncology of the Institut Curie in Lebanon

 with

Dr Pierre Anhoury

, director of international relations at the Institut Curie.

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