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Links for Physicians - Prostate Cancer |
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Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate. CaP CURE, the Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate, was founded with a single mission - to find a cure for this deadly disease.
http://www.capcure.org/
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Continence and potency after radical prostatectomy. Prostate cancer information update by Johns Hopkins Medical Institute.
http://urology.jhu.edu/news/5/2.html
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What does it take to cure prostate cancer? Is interstitial radiotherapy effective in curing prostate cancer? Article by Johns Hopkins Medical Institute.
http://urology.jhu.edu/highlights/seeds.html
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New Method to Assess Risk of Advanced Cancer After Prostate Removal. Published in Journal of the American Medical Association, May 5, 1999
Reference: JAMA, vol.281 pages 1591-1597 Pound CP, Partin AW, Eisenberger MA, Chan DW, Pearson JD and Walsh PC.
http://urology.jhu.edu/highlights/new_method.html
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Hormonal therapy in early stage of prostate cancer and its effect. Prostate cancer update by Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
http://urology.jhu.edu/highlights/hormonal_therapy.html
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When is it necessary to excise the nerves and are nerve grafts likely to improve sexual function in men undergoing Anatomic Radical Prostatectomy. Prostate cancer update by Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
http://urology.jhu.edu/highlights/nerve_grafts.html
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New approach to a treatment of prostate cancer. Article by Johns Hopkins Medical Institution.
http://urology.jhu.edu/highlights/laparoscopic_prostatectomy.html
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Prostate cancer and brief overview. Information about prevention, better treatment for localized disease, better control of advanced disease, and prostate cancer updates.
http://urology.jhu.edu/diseases/prostate/prostate.html
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Article "Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) Stopped Early by NCI: 25% Reduction in Cancer Risk with Finasteride (PROSCAR)." Other articles on prostate cancer prevention by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNN are also available.
http://www.usrf.org/news/070703_finasteride/070703_finasteride.html
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Main site for Prostate Cancer Educational Council. Their purpose it to offer free or low cost prostate cancer screenings across the nation and to educate men and the women in their lives,as well as the medical community, about the prevalence of prostate cancer, the importance of early detection and available treatment options.
http://www.pcaw.com/newsite/
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Selenium and Vitamin E supplements for prostate cancer. This is an article on research called "SELECT" has been done by NIH.
http://www.pcaw.com/newsite/info_articles/articles/selenium.asp
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Article sited by Prostate Cancer Educational Council. "Immediate versus delayed therapy for prostate cancer: earlier is better."
http://www.pcaw.com/newsite/info_articles/articles/earlier.asp
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Articles provided by Prostate Cancer Education Council.
http://www.pcaw.com/newsite/info_articles/articles/
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Comprehensive course of information on prostate cancer for physicians and patients.
http://www.prostateinfo.com/
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Information provide by prostate.com. "Importance of combined androgen blockade in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer."
http://www.prostateinfo.com/professional/cab/
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Information provided by prostate.com. "Combined androgen blockade (CAB) with Zoladez Plus radio therapy (RT) proven local and disease free survival in locally advanced (bulky stage B2-C.)"
http://www.prostateinfo.com/professional/zoladex/
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Mechanism/action of LHRH agonist, antiandrogen, combined androgen blocker explained by animation.
http://www.prostateinfo.com/professional/moa/
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Information on newly approved drugs, latest information from professionals, educational material information, and support information administering Zoladex.
http://www.prostateinfo.com/professional/intro/
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Roche Elecsys free Prostate-Specific Antigen (fPSA) Assay on the Elecsys 1010 and 2010 immunoassay analyzers (P000027) This is a brief overview of information related to FDA's approval to market this product.
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mda/docs/p000027.html
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Report on the study from the Netherlands supports the usefulness of a four-year screening interval and confirms cancers found in between are caught at an early stage.
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=7106&channelid=CHAN-10001
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An article by Ivanhoe Newsletter. "A better prostate cancer diagnosis." Researchers believe they have found a better way to determine which men suspected to have prostate cancer should undergo biopsies to check for the disease.
http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=7052&channelid=CHAN-100004
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering is recognized worldwide for its strength in diagnosing and treating prostate cancer. This site informs the methods of screening and also computer-assisted family history analysis. They also have genetic counselors to assist the physicians throughout the treatment of the disease. This site informs you how screening such as digital rectum exam are performed to detect possible prostate cancer.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/1818.cfm
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Detailed explanation on how physicians diagnose patients. DRE, PSA, TRUS, MRI, and characterization of the biopsy and more are explained.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/1819.cfm
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At Memorial Sloan-Kettering, physicians and specialist offers treatment for prostate cancer based on individuals case. This site shows what kind of treatment and how they are performed.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/2525.cfm
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In this section, you will find information about services Memorial Sloan-Kettering offers to prostate cancer survivors and their families.
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/12256.cfm
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List of journal articles on prostate diseases.
http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/query?FUNCTION=search&
PARAMETER=prostate+disease&DISAMBIGUATION=true&
SERVER1=server1&SERVER2=server2&START=0&END=25
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Lists of journal articles on prostate diseases.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prostatecancer.html
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A list of topics on prostate diseases and prostate cancer.
http://search.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/query?
DISAMBIGUATION=true&FUNCTION=search&
SERVER2=server2&SERVER1=server1&PARAMETER=
prostate+disease&x=13&y=14
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Site to provide comprehensive and up to date information in prostate cancer prevention. Prevention Video attached.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/medicine/prostate/prevention.html
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Understanding diagnosis, prevention, on treatment on prostate cancer. Video and audio are available.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/medicine/prostate/diagnosis.html
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A review article on prostatic intraepitherial neoplasia, the most likely precursor of prostate cancer. 45 pictures are provided.
http://www.bostwicklaboratories.com/edresour/pin/article.htm
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A review article on the most current predictive tools for standing cancer recurrence and survival.
http://www.bostwicklaboratories.com/edresour/progmark.htm
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Temperature-Monitored Targeted Cryoablation of the Prostate (TCAP) is a minimally invasive technique for treating cancer by freezing. This site provides information about targeted cryoablation of the prostate data summary.
http://www.endocare.com/clinicaldata1_physicians.html
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A fact sheet on prostate cancer provided by Amersham Health.
http://www.amershamhealth-us.com/patient/radguide/factsheet.html
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List of Onco Journal abstracts provided by Amersham Health.
http://www.amershamhealth-us.com/medpro/abstracts/oncoseed.html
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Videos provided by The Phoenix5. "Understanding your choice: the stages prostate cancer" Information on anatomy, PSA, the DRE, the ultrasound, Gleason Score, surgery, radiation and more.
http://www.phoenix5.org/videos/UndChoice.html
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Site for National Cancer Institute. The National Cancer Institute's goal is to achieve a future when all cancers are controlled or eliminated by stimulating and supporting scientific discovery and its application. As the leader of the National Cancer Program, they provide vision and leadership to the cancer community.
http://www.cancer.gov/
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NCI's comprehensive cancer database.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cancerdatabase
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Site for National Cancer Institute. This site is for prostate cancer. Information about treatment, prevention, genetics, cause, screening, testing, clinical trials, cancer literature, and more.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/prostate
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Site for information about statistics on prostate cancer.
http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats/html/inc_prost.html
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A site that provides links to clinical trial results about prostate cancer.(
http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/prostate-cancer-updates
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Site for Progressive Review Groups. NCI plans, promotes, and carries out an ambitious program of disease-specific research, charting its course through advice from expert Progress Review Groups (PRGs). The PRGs are panels of 20 to 30 prominent members of the scientific, medical, and advocacy communities that assess the state of the science for a single type of cancer or group of closely related cancers and make recommendations for future research.
http://prg.nci.nih.gov/index.html
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Site for Cancer Research Portfolio.
http://researchportfolio.cancer.gov/
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NCI's funding opportunities for prostate cancer research.
http://cri.nci.nih.gov/2tier2.cfm?cancertype_id=5
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http://cri.nci.nih.gov/2tier2.cfm?cancertype_id=5
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List of journal articles on prostate cancer provided by NIH.
http://search.nih.gov/s97is.vts?Action=Search&Collection=NIH
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cancer%29%20%3cIN%3e%20title%29%29%20%3cOR%3e%
20%28%5b0%2e7%5d%20%28%20Prostate%20cancer%20%29%
3cin%3e%20keywords%29%20%3cOR%3e%20%20%28%5b0%
2e5%5d%20%28Prostate%20cancer%20%29%29&ResultTemplate
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Score&SortField%5B2%5D=Modified&SortOrder=Desc&
Summary=1&WSSCheckFieldName=QueryText&WSSLanguage=
24941&WSSOptions=303872&WSSUserDictFileName=
&action_spell=Check%20Spelling&weighted=1
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Information about cryoablation and its suitable patients, procedure, expected result types, risk, advantages and disadvantages are available here
http://www.urologyhealth.org/search/index.cfm?
topic=42&search=prostate%20AND%20disease&searchtype=and
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Chemotherapy for prostate cancer. Information about chemo therapy, its side effects, hoe it is administered, new chemotherapy drugs being tested and frequently asked questions are available on this site.
http://www.urologyhealth.org/search/index.cfm?
topic=40&search=prostate%20AND%20disease&searchtype=and
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Information about prostate cancer. From diagnosis of prostate cancer to future treatments, variety of information are available.
http://www.medicinenet.com/Prostate_Cancer/article.htm
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An article by Glenn J. Gormley, M.D., Ph.D. "5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE INHIBITION: Is there a Rationale for Treatment of Prostate Cancer?"
http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/proscar1.html
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Johns Hopkins Prostate Cancer Bulliten. Basic idea of prostate cancer such as cause, symptoms, prevention. Diagnosis and treatments.
http://hopkinsprostate.com/prostateLibraries/plProstateCa.html
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UCLA Medical Oncology and Southern California Prostate Cancer Study Group Program in Prostate Cancer. The UCLA Medical Oncology Program in Prostate Cancer and The Southern California Prostate Cancer Study Group is staffed by doctors and nurses who are dedicated to studying and managing various stages of prostate cancer, both in the research laboratory as well as in the clinic.
http://www.medonc.med.ucla.edu/
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Site for WebMed Health. Site provide by Prostate health center. Information about drugs to prevent prostate cancer and various articles are available.
http://my.webmd.com/medical_information/condition_centers/
prostate_cancer/default.htm
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This site is a resource for prostate cancer related information pertaining to diagnosis, staging, treatment options, specialists, investigational studies and current research. It is intended for patients and health professionals, alike.
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/prostcan/prostcan.html
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Site for The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada. The Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada is the leading national organization devoted solely to eliminating prostate cancer. Their mission is to fund research into the causes, cure, and prevention of the disease.
http://www.prostatecancer.on.ca/
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Site provided by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Journal articles on prostate cancer are listed.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/search?fulltext=prostate+cacner&submit.x=11&submit.y=5
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MedScape from WebMed. Journal articles on prostate cancer are listed.
http://search.medscape.com/px/mscpsearch?searchfor=Clinical&cid=med&QueryText=prostate+cancer
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Technical manual for Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.
http://krongrad-urology.com/pdf/lrp_technical_manual.pdf
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Bostwick Laboratories provides medical information about Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. Also case presentation is available on this site.
http://www.bostwicklaboratories.com/edresour/pin/lap_prost.htm
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