Useful Prostate Disease Links

Men with prostate disease can choose to simply follow their doctor's advice, but most men want additional information about their condition so that they can contribute to treatment decisions.

American Urological Association
A professional organization with information written for doctors and other healthcare specialists.

American Urological Association Foundation
A professional organization that provides information and resource guides focusing on urological conditions.

Mayo Clinic
The online arm of this leading medical institution provides health education to patients and the general public.

National Association for Continence
Source of education, advocacy, and support about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management alternatives for incontinence. Newsletter, resource guide, and leaflets available.

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
Provides prostate disease information from this branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

American Cancer Society
The nationwide community-based voluntary health organization. Includes details of the "Man to Man" program for prostate cancer patient education and support.

Cancer Care, Inc
A nonprofit agency devoted to offering professional services to people of all ages, with all types of cancer, at any stage of the disease.

National Cancer Institute
The U.S. National Cancer Institute's Web site provides accurate, up-to-date information about many types of cancer, information about clinical trials, resources for people dealing with cancer, and information for researchers and health professionals.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
About how hospice programs work and how to find one.

Prostate Cancer Foundation
The world's largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research and a source of information about prostate cancer and its treatment options.

Urology Health
A patient education Web site developed in partnership between urology experts and the American Urological Association Foundation.

US TOO International Prostate Cancer Education & Support Network
Us TOO International is a nonprofit, grassroots organization started in 1990 by prostate cancer survivors. Us TOO, through its publications and more than 325 chapter support groups in the United States and worldwide, helps men and their families learn more about prostate cancer so they can make better decisions on detection, treatment and survivorship.