SELECTED AUTHORITATIVE SITES ON PROSTATE CANCER
Prostate Cancer Foundation
As the world’s leading philanthropic organization for funding prostate-cancer research the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) was founded in 1993 to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer. Through its unique model for soliciting and selecting promising research programs and rapid deployment of resources, the PCF has funded more than 1,500 programs at nearly 200 research centers in 20 countries around the world. Its website reflects its outstanding commitment to excellence in its quality, readability and usefulness. Its prostate cancer info section is outstanding and its Resources section contains several outstanding guides one of which, the Nutrition, Exercise and Prostate Cancer Guide is of surpassing excellence and usefulness.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.
Site contains latest news and much authoritative information about treatments, resources and local support organizations. Its prostate cancer section is very comprehensive.
The site of the National Cancer Institute contains a wealth of information on cancers and research programs supported by it and through NIH. Its clinical trials search engine helps locate over 8,000 clinical trials that are recruiting participants. The prostate cancer section provides a wealth of information on the subject.
Medline Plus
Medline Plus, an information service of the US National Library and the National Institutes of Health is a trusted repository of health topics. Its prostate cancer section is a gateway to a well edited collection of links on the subject.
The official website of the American Urological Association offers a wealth of patient information written by top urology experts. Its prostate cancer section reviews major prostate cancer treatment modalities and provides a glossary of associated clinical terms.
For those who want to read first person accounts from men diagnosed with prostate cancer who went through the treatment decision process. This is an independent site designed and managed by several prostate cancer survivors from Australia and contains content contributed by men from all over the world. The site abounds in personal stories of survivors categorically organized by type of treatment and contains some useful general information on PCa.
This well written blog by Dana Jennings and editor of the New York Times details his journey from diagnosis with high - grade PCa through treatment and recovery. Jenkins pulls no punches as he shares his emotions throughout his experiences.
Science Daily is one of the Internet’s most popular health sciences news web sites, and carries stories on the latest developments in prostate cancer. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views. The site is associated with Thomson Reuters, a major news organization.
Owned by Advanstar, it distills up to date content from their portfolio of health care journals, including the prestigious Urology Times. Aimed at healthcare professionals it is readable by laypersons as well. Has a good search engine.
A free, credible, referenced online publication providing global open access to accurate and timely urological disease information. UroToday is dedicated to ensuring that the availability and accessibility of research material is not affected by marketing and distribution strategies used by publishers
You must register to view certain articles. Oriented toward clinicians, the language is often specialized.
Its Prostate Cancer section contains thousand of articles on the latest developments in research and treatment as well as intriguing studies that may be helpful in shaping treatment decision making.
IMPORTANT!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE INFORMATION YOU OBTAIN THROUGH PERFORMING YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND EDUCATING YOURSELF IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN WHO IS FAMILIAR WITH YOUR INDIVIDUAL CASE AND SHOULD NOT FORM THE SOLE BASIS FOR MAKING A DECISION RELATING TO YOUR TREATMENT.
Take the time to become well informed !
