Resources by Topic

• Prostate Health
• Prostatitis & BPH
• Prostate Cancer
• Cancer Risk Factors & Prevention
• Decision-Making & Treatment
• Wellness & Survivorship
• Research & Clinical Trials

 

 

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Prostate Health:

Prostate Cancer Canada

• About the Prostate

Prostate Cancer Foundation

• Understanding Prostate Cancer: About the Prostate

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Prostatitis & BPH:

National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)

• Prostate Enlargement: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Prostatitis: Disorders of the Prostate

Familydoctor.org

• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BHP)
• Prostatitis

Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide

• Prostatitis Infection
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BHP)

 

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Prostate Cancer

MedicineNet.com

• What is Cancer? “Cancer”
• How is Cancer staging determined? 

National Cancer Institute

• What is Cancer?
• Stages and Grades: “Cancer Staging”

American Cancer Society

• Diagnosing Cancer: “How is prostate cancer diagnosed?”
• Stages and Grades: “How is prostate cancer staged?”

Canadian Cancer Society

• Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
• What is Cancer? 

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Risk Factors & Prevention

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

• Prostate Cancer Prevention: This page summarizes the major risk factors for prostate cancer and identifies how to avoid risk factors and incorporate protective factors into your life.
• Cancer Causes and Risk Factors: This page has a list of different cancer-causing elements and risk factors which link to pages that describe each in more detail.

Mayo Clinic

• Prevention

Vancouver Prostate Centre

• Prevention Clinic: This clinic is oriented more towards supporting diagnosed patients than to providing preventative advice for men at risk, but may still be able to help. Primarily for Vancouver residents.

Jewish General Hospital

• Prevention Clinic: Urologic Oncology. This is a Montreal-based clinic.

Cancer.net

• The Genetics of Prostate Cancer: Read more in-depth about genes and the role they play in cancer development. Find out if genetic counselling is right for you.

Prostate Cancer Foundation 

• Prostate Cancer Risk Factors 
• Prevention 

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Decision-Making & Treatment 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Decision Making: “Informed Decision Making: How to Make a Personal Healthcare Choice”

Mayo Clinic

• Decision Making: “Coping and Support”
• Treatment Options: “Treatments and Drugs”

Prostate Cancer Foundation

• Treatment Options: “Treatment”
• Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments: What to Expect

Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide

• Prostate Cancer Treatment Guide: A summary of prostate cancer treatments, their descriptions, success rates, side effects, and for whom they would be recommended.

 

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Wellness & Survivorship:

Prostate Cancer Canada Network

• Support Groups

Toronto Western Hospital Wellness Program

• Wellness Program One Stop Service for Seniors

PubMed: Free Articles

• Overview of Contemporary Penile Rehabilitation Therapies
• Penile Rehabilitation After Radical Prostatectomy: Important Therapy or Wishful Thinking?

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Research & Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: http://clinicaltrials.gov/
• Canada Trails: http://www.canadatrials.com/