PathfinderProstate Cancer

a guide to finding library materials

What is prostate cancer?Cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate (a gland in the male reproductive systemfound below the bladder and in front of the rectum). Prostate cancer usually occursin older men.

BOOKS

100 Questions & Answers about Prostate Cancer WJ 752 E47oAmerican Cancer Society’s Complete Guide to Prostate

Cancer WJ 752 A512Dr. Peter Scardino’s Prostate Book WJ 752 S355dFirst year – prostate cancer WJ 752 L954fGay Man’s Guide to Prostate Cancer WJ 752 G285Interpreting Your PSA and Related Prostate Cancer Blood

Tests WJ 752 D234iMen, Women, and Prostate Cancer WJ 858 W24Men’s Club : how to lose your prostate without losing your

sense of humor WJ 752 G685mProstate Cancer: a patient’s guide to treatment WJ 752 C397pProstate Cancer Treatment Book WJ 752 P9667Prostate Cancer for Dummies WJ 752 L274pQuick Facts: prostate cancer – what you need to know WJ 752 P966Recurrence: what do I do now? WJ 752 D234rSo You’re Having Prostate Surgery WJ 768 K64sUnderstanding Prostate Cancer WJ 752 M131uWhat You Need to Know about Prostate Cancer Free Booklet

Here are a few titles on this topic you will find in the Junior Board Cancer ResourceLibrary.

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VIDEOS

Be a Survivor: an overview of prostate cancer treatment WJ 752 B365Prostate Cancer WJ 752 P966Take Charge: for men newly diagnosed with

prostate cancer WJ 752 T136

COMPUTER PROGRAM

Prostate Cancer: your decision notebook WJ 752 P966

WEB RESOURCES

American Cancer Society – Treatment Decision Toolshttp://cancer.org/docroot/eto/eto_1_1a.asp?sitearea=ETONexProfiler Treatment Option tools can help with making an informed decision about treatment.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Prostate+CancerOverview & diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

American Urological Associationhttp://www.urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=09A patient education site written and reviewed by urology experts in partnership with the American Ur-ological Association Foundation. Visitors can search by choosing from adult or pediatric conditions, orby entering a condition in the search box. Content is accompanied by medical illustrations when ap-propriate.

Christiana Care’s Cancer Resource Library Web Page on Prostate and other Genitourinary Cancershttp://www.christianacare.org/body.cfm?id=619

MEDLINEplus on Prostate Cancerhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prostatecancer.htmlMEDLINEplus Tutorial on Prostate Cancerhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/whatisprostatecancer/htm/index.htmMEDLINEplus Tutorial on Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancerhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/radiationtherapyforprostatecancer.htmlMEDLINEplus Tutorial on TURP (prostate surgery)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/turp/htm/index.htmProduced by the National Library of Medicine. Contains a carefully selected list of resources on agrowing number of health topics. Includes links to MEDLINE, organizations and clearinghouses.

My Biopsy.orghttp://www.cap.org/apps/docs/hints/myBiopsy/index2.htmlExplanations of biopsy results. Sponsored by College of American Pathologists

Prostate Info.comhttp://www.prostateinfo.com/Operated by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, this site offers information for patients and professionals.The patient information is written at an 8th grade level and covers general information aboutprostate cancer, diagnosis, tests, treatments, risk factors, support, and clinical trials.

NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALSIn our library, all periodicals are located on the slanted display shelves. They are arranged inalphabetical order.

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