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Understanding Prostate Cancer

• NIH Senior Health: Prostate Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
• Prostate Cancer (Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina)
• Prostate Cancer - Basic Information (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Prostate Cancer Overview (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
• What Is Prostate Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
• What's Prostate Cancer (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version

Treating Prostate Cancer

• Initial Treatment Options by Stage of Prostate Cancer (American Cancer Society)
• Prostate Cancer - External Beam Radiation (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Prostate Cancer Treatment (Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina)
• Prostate Cancer Treatment (PDQ) (National Cancer Institute)
• Prostatectomy (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version
• Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer (Patient Education Institute)
• Text-only Version
• Interactive Audio Version

Living With Prostate Cancer

• Active Surveillance May Be Preferred Option in Some Men with Prostate Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• Post-Treatment Issues (Us TOO International, Inc.)

Preventing Prostate Cancer

• Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
• Prostate Cancer Prevention (PDQ): What is Prevention? (National Cancer Institute)
• Prostate Cancer Risk Reduction (Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina)

Prostate Cancer Health Check

• About Prostate Screening (Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina)
• Prostate Cancer Screening (American Urological Association Foundation)
• PSA Screening Leads to Aggressive Treatment, Even in Older Men at Low Risk (National Cancer Institute)
• PSA-Screening for Prostate Cancer (Patient Education Institute)
• The Management of Localized Prostate Cancer – Patient Guide (American Urological Association Foundation)
• U.S. Cancer Screening Trial Shows No Early Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening (National Cancer Institute)

Prostate Cancer News

• News by Health Topics: Prostate Cancer (MedlinePlus)
• What's New In Prostate Cancer Research? (American Cancer Society)

Prostate Cancer Statistics

• What Are the Key Statistics About Prostate Cancer? (American Cancer Society)

Resources compiled by Lynda Goldberg, the Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina and Christie Silbajoris, Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill.

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