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Prostate Cancer Information

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

This page has been compiled to help you learn more about the latest treatments and research advances.

Information & Treatment |  Research  |   Detection / Prevention  |  Genetics  |   Take Action

Information & Treatment

According to the American Cancer Society:
About 192,280 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2009.

Although 1 man in 6 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, only 1 man in 35 will die of this disease. More than 2 million men in the United States who have had prostate cancer at some point are still alive today.

Prostate Cancer Education - Developed by U-M Urologic Oncologists

Condition information from the U-M Health System's Healthwise Knowledgebase:

• Prostate Cancer: Metastatic
• Prostate Cancer
• Related Condition
  Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Enlarged Prostate)

Treatment
from the University of Michigan Urology web pages:

• Laproscopic Radical Prostactomy(LRP)
• Robotic-Assisted Surgery (da Vinci)

Treatment News:

• Type of prostate cancer treatment affects quality of life, multicenter study finds
• New imaging method shows whether treatment for advanced prostate cancer is working, U-M study finds
• U-M to use new device that detects small movements during radiation treatment for prostate cancer

Research

Urologic/Prostate Clinical Trials (on the Engage website)

Prostate Cancer Specialized Project of Research Excellence (SPORE)

Study looks at using the immune system to reduce prostate cancer risk

U-M researchers discover new genes that fuse in cancer

Married men more likely to be screened for prostate cancer

New, non-invasive prostate cancer test beats PSA in detecting prostate cancer, researchers report

U-M researchers discover traits of aggressive form of prostate cancer

African-Americans with prostate cancer more likely to have family history of prostate, breast cancer: U-M study

PSA predicts treatment success in advanced prostate cancer

U-M study finds some prostate cancer patients potentially overtreated

Detection / Prevention

Prostate cancer has no symptoms in its earliest stages. That's why screenings are so important.

Prostate Specific Antigen Screening (PSA)

Prostate Cancer Detection

Effective drug to prevent prostate cancer does not interfere with sexual function for most men

African-American men and prostate cancer: Higher risk and understudied

Genetics

Prostate Cancer Genetics Project

U-M researchers find family of 'on switches' that cause prostate cancer

Take Action

Participate in a clinical trial! View the Urologic/Prostate Clinical Trials (on the Engage website)

Contact the Prostate Cancer Genetics Project more than one person in your family has been affected with prostate cancer.

Attend an Event: Sunday, September 13, 2009: INTIMATE ART: "One couple's journey beyond prostate cancer"

A lecture and art presentation by artist Tara Sweeney and her husband, Charles Christopherson a prostate cancer survivor.
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Support Prostate Cancer Research! Make a donation!

Visit ZERO: the project to end prostate cancer web site to learn about efforts underway nation-wide to bring an end to prostate cancer.

Still have questions?

Call the Cancer AnswerLine at 800-865-1125 and speak directly to a cancer nurse.

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See also:

• Prostate Cancer Information Guide
• Advanced Prostate Information Guide
• Support Groups