This resource guide is intended to provide general and supportive information about prostate cancer to patients, caregivers and other interested parties. If you would like additional information or print copies of the brochures listed below, please stop by the Community Cancer Resource Center (CCRC), call the ASK-RPCI line at 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or email ASKRPCI@roswellpark.org.

General

What You Need To Know About™ Prostate Cancer – This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet introduces symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer. It also has information to help patients cope with the disease.

Get the "411" RPCI tip sheet on Prostate Cancer – This newsletter, published by Roswell Park Cancer Institute, provides up to date information on prostate cancer including signs and symptoms as well as screening information.

Cancer.Net – The patient information Web site of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). With nearly 25,000 members in the United States and abroad, ASCO is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians of all oncology subspecialties who care for people with cancer. Cancer.net provides timely, oncologist-approved information to help patients and families make informed health-care decisions, including information on prostate cancer.

Additional general information on lab tests, diagnostic testing and imaging, pathology, etc.

Screening and Prevention

Roswell Park's Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines - These recommendations are intended to guide both individuals and health care professionals about screening persons at general and increased risk of developing prostate cancer. These recommendations emphasize an evidence-based approach to guiding clinical recommendations.  General screening information is also available.

NCI Physician Data Query (PDQ®): Prostate Cancer Screening – This NCI document details screening procedures that may be used. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms. Screening tests may be repeated on a regular basis. Document is available in patient or health professional version.

The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test: Questions and Answers – This NCI fact sheet (5.29) describes the PSA screening test for prostate cancer and explains the benefits and limitations of the test.  (Please note that, in addition to screening, the PSA test is also used to monitor patients who have completed their treatment.)

Understanding Your Risk: Prostate Cancer - This interactive site from NCI is about cancer risk.  It includes a risk assessment test you can take to determine your risk of developing prostate cancer.  Having this type of information can help you make informed decisions about what you can do to lower your risk.

NCI PDQ®: Prostate Cancer Prevention – This NCI document details information on prostate cancer and how often it occurs, describes prostate cancer prevention methods, and gives current facts about which people or groups of people would most likely be helped by following prostate cancer prevention methods.  Document is available in patient or health professional version.

Treatment 

The Buffalo Niagara Prostate Cancer Consortium (BNPCC) is a unique partnership that includes radiation oncologists, community urologists, academic institutions, health care organizations, a comprehensive cancer center and UsToo!, an international patient support and advocacy group.

NCCN Treatment Guidelines for Prostate Cancer – This booklet for patients from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) provides information on the way prostate cancer is treated at the nation's leading cancer centers.

NCI PDQ®: Prostate Cancer Treatment – This NCI document details treatment options for patients with prostate cancer. Document is available in patient or health professional version.

NCI Treatment Choices for Men with Early Stage Prostate Cancer - This booklet is to help newly-diagnosed men understand the treatment options available to them for prostate cancer found in the early stages (when cancer is confined to the prostate). It discusses the risks and benefits of surgery, radiation and watchful waiting and provides a comparison chart to give basic information about the three options. It discusses the importance of personal preference in weighing the risks and benefits of treatment and provides a list of questions to ask.

Additional treatment information for all types of cancer.

Treatment Related Issues

Almost all prostate cancer treatments have side effects or unwanted effects caused by the treatment. For some men, side effects are temporary but they may last a long time for others. It is important that you discuss any problems or concerns with your health care team. They can help you ease, manage or even prevent some side effects.

For further information on the side effects for each specific type of treatment, please refer to the links in the TREATMENT section, above.

Information on treatment related issues for all types of cancer.

Nutrition

Nutrition information for people with all types of cancer.

Resources and Support 

Cancer support materials for people with all types of cancer.

Organizations

American Urological Association Foundation (AUA) - The AUA Foundation is a partnership of physicians, researchers, health-care professionals, patients, caregivers, families and the public established to support and promote research, patient/public education and advocacy that improve the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of urological disease. The AUA also maintains a Web site (UrologyHealth.org) for patients written in partnership with and reviewed by expert urologists; included are several articles dealing with prostate cancer.

The National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) is ending the devastating impact of prostate cancer on men, families and society by promoting increased financial, scientific and personal investment in prostate cancer research and early detection; convincing people to make prostate cancer a national health priority; and creating a national community of committed advocates to beat the disease.

Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) – Founded in 1993, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world's largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research. The PCF pursues its mission (to find better treatments and a cure for recurrent prostate cancer) by reaching out to individuals, corporations and others to harness society's resources— financial and human—to fight this deadly disease.

Us Too International - Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network is a nonprofit, grassroots organization started in 1990 by prostate cancer survivors for prostate cancer patients, survivors, their spouses/partners and families.

Learn about other organizations for people will all types of cancer.  

Survivorship Resources

Learn about our survivorship resources for patients, care givers and loved ones.