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Advanced Prostate Cancer Information Guide

The purpose of this information guide is to direct patients and health care professionals to sources of information on cancer and related topics, it does not constitute an endorsement of the information contained in the resources. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to provide starting points for Information seeking. All listed materials can be found at the Patient Education Resource Center of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in room B1-361.

Last updated 4/10

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Brochures

Advanced Prostate Cancer Alliance. "Living With Advanced Prostate Cancer: When PSA Rises During Hormone Therapy".

CancerCare. "Living With Metastatic Prostate Cancer" Note: this opens as a .pdf document.

Prostate Cancer Foundation. "Report to the Nation: A Guide for Men and Their Families"

UsToo.

• "What You Need to Know About Your Partner's Prostate Cancer"
• "Signposts Along the Pathway of Prostate Cancer: Understanding Diagnostic Tests and Procedures to Monitor Prostate Cancer"
• "What Now?"
• "The Prostate Cancer Playbook"
• "Prostate Cancer Patient's Guide to Hormone Therapy"

Book Chapters

American Cancer Society. Complete Guide to Prostate Cancer. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2005.

Marks, S. Prostate & Cancer: A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, & Survival (4th ed.). Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Lifelong, 2009.

Moyad, M. A. Promoting Wellness for Prostate Cancer Patients (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Media Group, 2009.

Scardino, Peter T. Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate Book: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Prostate Cancer, Prostatitis and BPH. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2005.

Torrey, E. Fuller. Surviving Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006.

Walsh, Patrick C. Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer. 2nd ed. New York: Warner Wellness, 2007.

Web Resources (with sections on advanced prostate cancer)

All About Prostate Cancer

• Go to the American Cancer Society
• Click on "Choose a Cancer Topic"
• Select "Prostate Cancer" from list and click "Go"
• Click on "All About Prostate Cancer"

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Urologic Oncology Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMCCC)

Us TOO International

Organization

US TOO International, Inc.
Support Hotline: 800-80-Us TOO (800-808-7866)

 

This document is not intended to take the place of the care and attention of your personal physician or other professional medical services. Our aim is to promote active participation in your care and treatment by providing information and education. Questions about individual health concerns or specific treatment options should be discussed with your physician.

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