Healthy Lifestyle: Additional Resources
The American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Resource Center
http://www.cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/cri/cri_2_1x?dt=36
Tel: 1-800-ACS-2345
This on-line site provides information on the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. It also includes links to other prostate cancer sites.
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
1128 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5559
Tel:) 800-242-2383 or 410-468-1800
The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate (CaP CURE)
http://www.capcure.org
1250 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel:) 800-757-CURE or 310-458-2873
CaP CURE, a nonprofit public charity dedicated to finding cures and controls for prostate cancer, offers information on all aspects of prostate cancer.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/resources/resources.html
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
Tel:) 800-4-CANCER
Cancernet
http://cancer.gov/
Maintained by the National Cancer Institute, this comprehensive site provides quick access to current information on cancer. Information is continually reviewed and revised by oncology experts.
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
1156 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20005
Tel:) 202-463-9455
Prostate Cancer Education Council
300 S. Jackson Street, Suite 540
Denver, CO 80209
303-316-4685 * 866-477-6788 * 303-320-3835 (fax)
http://www.pcaw.com
Cancer Information Service ™
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
A national information and education network, CIS is a free public service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the nation's primary agency for cancer research. 800.422.6237
Oncology.com
http://www.oncology.com
Oncology.com is the most complete, up-to-date source of online cancer news and information for patients, health-care professionals and the entire cancer community.
Cancer Care
http://www.cancercareinc.org/
The prostate cancer section of this large, well organized website offers information on treatment options and staging techniques and includes a complete glossary of terms.
American Foundation for Urologic Disease
http://www.afud.org
This nonprofit foundation is dedicated to supporting research, education and support services for those affected by urologic diseases including prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Support Network is developing a grassroots advocacy network. Website contains a "prostate cancer resource guide"; information on FDA review of new treatments and an online quiz to test your knowledge of prostate cancer.
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The Prostate: A Guide for Men and the Women Who Love Them," the best-selling health book written by Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., Urologist-in-Chief, and Janet Farrar Worthington, tells you everything you need to know about the prostate and its disorders, including detailed, groundbreaking information about every stage of prostate cancer. Now in its fourth printing at The Johns Hopkins University Press (1-800-537-5487), and in a pocket-sized edition by Warner Books (1-800-222-6747). Available in bookstores everywhere.
