You have apparently located this site because of some interest in prostate cancer.  This could be worry about yourself and wonder if you have prostate cancer (probably not).  It could be because you have taken a PSA test and you wonder what it means.  You may be here because you have been told by a doctor that you have a PSA that is too high.  Or, of course, you may be here because you have been diagnosed and want help in making a decision on what to do next.

You may want to know what the latest information is about this disease, who are the best doctors, kinds of treatments available, what is Advanced disease, links that you can use for your own research.

Then, if you want to check out the "Ladies Only" or the "Exclusively Men" click "here".  Here you will join a lot of ladies or men who are going through or have gone through the same thing that you are.  You are probably beginning to understand that this is not only a mans disease but a disease that effects the patients family.  Here you can talk in private with other ladies or men about anything that bothers you or that you want help on.

There are really three main purposes to this site to better educate the reader with almost 200 pages of prostate cancer information.  (NOTE:  Notice all links to other pages on this site or to other Internet sites are in blue and underlined to make them stand out.)  

1.  The information contained within the site itself.  See the "Categories" above and "Pages" in the "Table of Contents" to the left.  Where there are "subPages" they are listed at the top of the respective Page.

2.  The links to all kinds of information that will give you the latest and greatest information.  See the "Category" above "Educational and Research Links".  The newsletter that gives you the very latest info is part of this attempt to bring you the latest information. 

3.  The "Ladies or Men Only Forums" which is a combination of hand-holding, education, latest information, help and support from those who have been there done that.  See The "Ladies or Men Only Forums" in the Categories above.  They are simply wonderful.

There is almost 200 pages and 150,000 words on this site and probably many times that much in referrenced material.  It is our intent to refer you to the latest comprehensive writing of prominent doctors or organizations which will allow you to see the latest information. 

We will often times refer you to studies or abstracts of studies that will give you pointed information.  Always remember a published study is not always the last word.  To really believe a study it must be published in a prominent peer reviewed journal as a first step.  As a second step other published studies must have similar findings to make the studies valid.

Look over this site by going through the contents or by going through each page itself.  Then go to the Category "Educational and Research Links".  Here you will find the latest information.  It is difficult to keep a web site up-to-date without having a full time crew working at it.  It is easy to use links to a number of different sites who publish things from large organization on a daily basis, direct links to PubMed and Google for example.  The Prostate-Help BLOG and Podcast are available here.

You will see the site follows a pattern from the very beginning - the diagnosis - step by step down too and including Advanced disease.  You can follow the same course.

We offer all the above starting on the next page.  You may access by clicking on "How To Use This Web Site".

Your doctor tells you that you have PROSTATE CANCER!

And you have several treatment options.

He tells you about surgery.

Then, if you are lucky, about:

Radiation, Seed Implants, IMRT, EBRT, HDR

and about Cryo and Hormonal Ablation Therapy,

and even doing nothing, called Watchful Waiting.

He might say something about Alternatives

and maybe Complementary Medicine.

Or combinations of the above! (All in about 7 minutes.)

He then tells you that you have some decisions to make!

And the only thing you know when you leave the office is that you have

PROSTATE CANCER!

Hearing that you have prostate cancer is so traumatic, for a while, you can't process anything else. But when reality sets in you need a place to go to learn.

THIS IS THE PLACE TO LEARN AND GET ANSWERS!

To Join the Forums for "Ladies Only" or "Men Only" click "here".

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