General information on prostate health and prostate cancer:
http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/
http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/prostate-cancer-in-depth.htm
http://www.psa-rising.com/
http://www.malecare.com/
http://www.phoenix5.org/
http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/
Great educational videos for all phases of prostate cancer evaluation and treatment:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthvideos.php?vidcat=29
Prostate Cancer Treatment Guides and Decision Tools (most treatments):
http://www.prostate-cancer.com/
http://www.nccn.org/patients/patient_gls/_english/_prostate/contents.asp
Great information and experiences from prostate cancer patients:
http://www.yananow.net/
http://www.yananow.net/Experiences.html
Some prostate cancer news:
http://www.cancercompass.com/prostate-cancer-news.htm http://www.fightprostatecancer.org/site/PageServer?pagename=news_prostate
Free Online Book
( A Revolutionary Approach to Prostate Cancer - by Aubrey Pilgrim)
http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/lay/apilgrim/
Has great, full length articles available:
http://www.urologytimes.com/
http://www.urotoday.com/
Questions to ask your doctor during all phases of evaluation and treatment:
http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/site/c.itIWK2OSG/b.189974/k.C0A4/Questions_to_Ask_Your_Doctor.htm
Comprehensive Profiling Tool: An on-line tool to profile your specific condition and explain various treatment options as they relate to you. You’ll need to do a free registration first. The tool may be used before and after treatment to provide additional information.
https://www.cancerfacts.com/Secure/InterfaceSecure.asp?CB=14
Complete 2007 American Urologic Association Patient Guidelines for doctors evaluating and treating prostate cancer (very interesting):
http://www.auanet.org/guidelines/proscan07.cfm
Additional patient guides and doctor guidelines:
http://www.auanet.org/guidelines/
Comprehensive national U.S. government guidelines repository (huge resource!, search on “prostate cancer” and type the double quotes in the search box):
http://www.guideline.gov/
Some information sites for those considering robotic prostatectomy:
http://www.prostatecancerrobotic.com/robotic-prostatectomy-at-urology-centers-of-al.php
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070523163005.htm
More da Vinci laparoscopic surgery info and find a doctor link:
http://www.davincisurgery.com/
Complete video of actual laparoscopic surgery:
(don’t watch if you get queasy, my wife watched it first for me)
http://www.drslawin.com/surg_video.html
For those having longer-term needs in managing incontinence post-treatment:
http://www.seekwellness.com/incontinence/male_incontinence.htm
Cancer Treatment Centers of America Info:
http://www.cancercenter.com/
An article about proton beam radiation therapy and includes proton vs IMRT:
http://www.rehabpub.com/issues/articles/2007-07_09.asp
Another article in PAACT magazine regarding Proton vs IMRT:
http://www.paactusa.org/newsletters/2007/cc_vol_23-1.pdf
