Web Resources
Listed below are direct links to public and private organizations that offer information and other services related to prostate cancer and health care in general. Brief descriptions of each site are also provided.
| American Cancer Society | |
| ACS Bookstore | Purchase publications online from ACS |
| ACS Prostate Cancer Resource Center | Comprehensive information on all aspects of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. |
| AMA Health Insight | The American Medical Association's online information source geared to family health. |
| American Foundation for Urologic Disease | A non-profit organization providing education, support, research, and advocacy. |
| Cancer Facts | This site offers a variety of educational and resource information plus a unique Cancer Profiler (with TM symbol), an interactive tool that uses published scientific information to provides patients with treatment-related reports based on their medical history, test results, and personal preferences. |
| CancerNet | The National Cancer Institute's extensive data base containing a wide range of information on treatment options, clinical trials, reducing cancer risk, and much more. |
| Healthfinder | A service of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, this site can leads to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support groups, and much more. |
| National Association for Continence | A source of education, advocacy and support to the public and to the health professional about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management alternatives for incontinence. |
| National Cancer Institute | A division of the National Institutes of Health, NCI is the Federal Government's principal agency devoted to cancer research. |
| National Comprehensive Cancer Network | NCCN is a non profit corporation established in 1995 by leading cancer centers. It's focus is promoting up-to-date information on prevention, diagnosis and treatment outcomes. |
| Prostate Cancer Book Store | WellnessBooks, in partnership with Amazon.com, lists many books on prostate cancer. You can read reviews by readers, give your own reviews, and purchase the books online. |
| Prostate Pointers | One of the most comprehensive sources of prostate cancer information on the web. |
| Us Too International | US Too is an independent network of support groups for men with prostate cancer and their families. In addition to information on local chapters, the site offers a variety of services including publications, reports on clinical trials, a calendar of events, and other useful features. |
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