This National Institute of Health site is tailored specifically to the senior population with large, easy to read text, and controls that allow users to increase/decrease font size and screen contrast, and even select to have the text read aloud. The section on prostate cancer contains chapters on Causes and Risk Factors, Testing and Diagnosis, Treatment and Research, and approximately 25 Frequently Asked Questions. Each section is divided into easily navigable pages. The site also clearly displays the date the information was last reviewed and first published and a link to MedLinePlus for additional information on the disease.
MedlinePlus, a Web site of the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, provides links to a compilation of noteworthy prostrate cancer resources on the Web. Here, information is organized by subject - Overviews, Diagnosis/Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention/Screening, Rehabilitation, Clinical Trials, and Research, for example - and within each subject you will find links to other Web resources, with the source of that information in parentheses next to the link. In the Latest News section, you can find links to news articles on prostate cancer that have been written in the past 30 days. If you scroll to the end of each news article, you will find links to related topics.
The Multimedia & Cool Tools section offers interactive tutorials -- one on prostate cancer, and another specifically about radiation for prostate cancer -- in both English and Spanish. The tutorials, similar to slide shows with sound, describe in easy-to-understand terms the causes of prostate cancer, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, surgery, radiation therapy, and other treatment options. You will need Flash Player to access the tutorials, which you can download for free.
Here you will find a prostate cancer overview, with information about risk factors, screening, diagnosis, treatment options, side effects, questions to ask your doctor, FAQs, and a glossary of key terms. There is also detailed information about how nutrition and lifestyle can affect the risk of prostate cancer and the management of the disease, including links to two versions of "The Taste for Living" Cookbook, which contains recipes formulated to help fight prostate cancer. The site also includes personal stories from prostate cancer patients, and a variety of publications, including NewsPulse, a monthly publication that culls online news headlines about prostate cancer, and three self-produced prostate cancer guides that can either be ordered or downloaded free of charge.
Here you will find comprehensive information from the National Cancer Institute about prostate cancer, including risk factors, prevention, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. You can also find treatment options by stage of disease and results of important prostate cancer clinical trials. Information is presented in two formats -- for patients and for health professionals -- and the site indicates when information was last updated. You can also search to find clinical trials involving patients with prostate cancer. Information is also available in Spanish.
Us Too provides education and support groups to help men with prostate cancer make decisions about their treatment. Its Web site provides treatment information, including summaries of various treatment options along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. There are also links to clinical trials information and to support groups in the US and worldwide, along with contact information. The Us Too Prostate Cancer Education & Support Hot Sheets include summaries of new research findings related to prostate cancer. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the Hot Sheets. If you don't have the program, you can download it free of charge.
Prostate Cancer Treatment Summaries @ National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's patient summaries for prostate cancer are designed to help you understand your disease and inform you of the best treatments available at leading cancer centers throughout the United States.
You can search for treatment summaries by keyword or category. Prostate categories are grouped into those for localized and advanced cancers. Each summary includes information such as background, diagnosis, tumor stage, treatment and prognosis. Treatment options are clearly grouped into categories such as active monitoring, hormone therapy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, external beam radiation therapy, brachytherapy, and surgery.
You will also find a Guide to Clinical Trials, and a prostate cancer checklist, which prompts you to remember key points such as getting second opinions, understanding the order in which treatments will be given, how to manage side effects, and whether or not you will be able to work during your treatments.
