The following links are provided for the benefit of all visitors courtesy of Ms. Nancy Peress.

SOME ONLINE PCa RESOURCES:   Most recent update: 4/10/2004

Please note: These are simply pointers to Internet-based PCa resources, and should not be regarded as any sort of recommendation or endorsement. It's up to you to carefully weigh the information you find, and discuss
it with your own physician.

Powerful search engines and tools:
Pubmed search -- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
http://www.google.com   
http://www.copernic.com/
http://www.search.com/

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PROSTATE POINTERS BBS:
Web-based discussion and information. To join, go to: http://www.prostatepointers.org/phpBB2/

MAILING LISTS:                                                                                                                                              Prostate Problems Mailing List (PPML): An unmoderated forum which discusses problems and treatments related to men's prostate gland. Discussion includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment alternatives, complications and personal impact. The intent is to help patients and their loved ones understand their illness and make informed treatment decisions; to encourage self-study of the effects and treatment of prostate diseases; and to support research into the cause and cure of prostate problems as well as encourage
effective health care.

To subscribe to the PPML:
Choice 1 - Easiest - Access this URL: http://www.acor.org/prostate.html   and follow the instructions
Choice 2 - Send an email
To: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.ACOR.ORG
Subject: blank or dash
Message: SUB PROSTATE Firstname Lastname
(substitute your real name for Firstname Lastname)

For help with subscribing - email PROSTATE-REQUEST@LISTSERV.ACOR.ORG

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Physician To Patient :
The purpose of the p2p mailing list is to provide the prostate cancer patient or other interested parties with information from physicians about the treatment of prostate cancer. This is a moderated list without the high volume normally associated with mailing lists or the frequent off-topic questions.                                             To subscribe, send an email

     To: majordomo@prostatepointers.org
     Subject: (blank or a dash)

     subscribe p2p
     end

Within a few minutes, you should receive a confirmation message from majordomo. Please follow the instructions *exactly* in order to activate your subscription.

IMPORTANT:
Every message sent to p2p must contain a Prostate Cancer Digest. Instructions for preparing your digest are in the first issue of PCRI Insights, which you can get in .pdf format here:

http://www.prostate-cancer.org/resource/insights.html

The same instructions are also available as a webpage:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/p2p/pcd.html

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The Circle:
Support for wives, families, friends, and significant others of men with prostate cancer - and, of course, the men themselves. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/circle

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SeedPods:
A mailing list for those interested in brachytherapy (radioactive seed implants) as a treatment for prostate cancer. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/seedpods

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RP:
A mailing list dedicated to the needs and concerns of radical prostatectomy patients. The sole purpose of this list is to narrowly focus on the concerns of those who have already had an RP or have selected RP as their treatment.  To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/rp

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IceBalls:
A mailing list offering information and support to those interested in cryosurgery for prostate cancer. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/iceballs

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CHB:
CHB offers discussion and support for patients interested in any form of hormonal blockade. This includes: orchidectomy, medical hormonal blockade [lupron, flutamide, proscar, etc.] as well as food supplements such as PC-SPES. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/chb

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EBRT: EBRT offers discussion and support for patients interested in any form of radiation therapy for prostate cancer. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/ebrt

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WW:
WW offers discussion and support for patients interested in Watchful Waiting as a strategy for the management of prostate cancer. To subscribe,
go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/ww

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Prostate Cancer and Intimacy:
PCAI is a mailing list for frank and open discussion of the sexual issues surrounding PCa. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/pcai

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Spirit:
Spirit is a mailing list for those who want to share spiritual support as they live with prostate cancer. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/spirit

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Promise:
A mailing list for those grieving a loss. Also offers help and support to those with a spouse, partner, or family member in the last stages of life. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/promise

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C2P - Coach-to-Player:
PC-REF's mailing list where patients and loved ones can ask PCa questions of Israel Barken and other doctors.  To subscribe, go to:

http://pcref.org/coach_to_player.htm

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Prostate Cancer Action Network:

A forum for discussing important issues affecting the care and treatment of prostate cancer survivors, and ways to bring about needed change. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/pcan

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Veterans with Prostate Cancer - Agent Orange, VA claims: To subscribe, go to:

http://lists.phcagroups.org/mailman/listinfo/veterans

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Prostate Cancer and Gay Men: To subscribe, go to:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/prostatecancerandgaymen/

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Humor And Healing:

HAH is a humor list for the online PCa community, more intimate and friendly than the big Internet joke lists. To subscribe, go to:

http://www.prostatepointers.org/mailman/listinfo/hah

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PROSTATE CANCER WEB SITES:

Prostate Pointers
http://www.prostatepointers.org

Us Too!
http://www.ustoo.org

Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI)
http://www.prostate-cancer.org/

Prostate cancer acronyms and abbreviations:
http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/ed-pip/acronyms.html

Prostate cancer glossary of terms:
http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/ed-pip/glossary.html

Information provided by Nicholas Bruchovsky, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/bruchovsky

Information provided by Fernand Labrie, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/labrie

Information provided by Robert Leibowitz, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/prostate/leibowitz

Information provided by Charles Myers, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/cmyers

Information provided by Jonathan Oppenheimer, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/virtual_lab

Information provided by Israel Barken, MD
http://www.prostatepointers.org/barken

Physician to Patient
http://www.prostatepointers.org/p2p

SeedPods
http://www.prostatepointers.org/SeedPods/

IceBalls
http://www.prostatepointers.org/iceballs/

The PCAI list of ED specialists
http://www.prostatepointers.org/pcai/ed.html

The Circle
http://www.prostatepointers.org/circle/

Organize your PC digest:
http://www.prostatepointers.org/p2p/pcd.html

Tom Feeney's Watchful Waiting page:
http://www.prostatepointers.org/ww/

Search prostatepointers.org
http://www.prostatepointers.org/search_form.html

Prostate Cancer Stages
http://www.texascancercenter.com/prostate/stages.html
http://www.phoenix5.org/staging.html

"Comprehensive Management of Prostate Cancer" by
Charles E. Myers, MD - PCa Medical Oncologist
http://www.hormonerefractorypca.org/myers425.htm

National Prostate Cancer Coalition
http://www.pcacoalition.org/

The Education Center for Prostate Cancer Patients
http://www.ecpcp.org

PAACT
http://www.paactusa.org/

Prostate Cancer Resource Guide
http://www.afud.org/pca/pcaindex.html

National Cancer Institute's Prostate Cancer Home Page
http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/types/prostate

The Hypertext Guide to Prostate Cancer
http://www.hypertext.org

A Primer on Prostate Cancer
http://www.phoenix5.org/Basics/DPprimer0918.html

Phoenix5
http://www.phoenix5.org/

Prostate Cancer InfoLink Archive
http://www.phoenix5.org/Infolink/index.html

PPML website
http://listserv.acor.org/diseases/prostate

PPML archives
http://listserv.acor.org/archives/prostate.html

Urologychannel PCa resources
http://www.urologychannel.com/prostate/cancer/index.shtml

Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation (PC-REF)
http://www.pcref.org

MultiGraph: your medical history in graphic form, free from PC-REF
Contact John Fistere at JFistere@cox.net
http://members.cox.net/jfistere/MultiGraphIntro.htm

WellnessWeb Prostate Cancer Center
http://www.wellnessweb.com/PROSTATE/prostate.htm

Center for Prostate Disease Research
http://www.cpdr.org/

You Are Not Alone
http://www.yananow.net/

Malecare: lecture transcripts, English and Spanish NYC support groups
http://www.malecare.com

Canadian Prostate Cancer Network
http://www.cpcn.org/

Florida Prostate Cancer Network
http://www.florida-prostate-cancer.org/

Prostate Cancer Coalition of New Jersey
http://www.pcc-nj.org/

Brotherhood of the Balloon -- Proton Treatment Info and Support
http://www.protonbob.com/homepage.asp

PSA Rising Magazine
http://www.psa-rising.com

Chemocare.com http://www.chemocare.com/splash/splash.sps

Prostate Cancer Action Network httpp://www.prostatepointers.org/pcan/

National Physician & Family Referral Project - PCa in African-American Men
http://npfr.50hoops.org

ADDITIONAL WEB SITES, SOME OF MORE GENERAL NATURE: (descriptions pending)

http://www.cancercurecoalition.org

http://www.phcagroups.org

http://www.pcaw.org/resources/prostate.html

http://www.prostateforum.com

http://www.swog.org

http://www.thecanadiandrugstore.com

http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram

http://www.capcure.org

http://www.consumerlab.com

http://www.destinationrx.com

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000015.html

http://www.docguide.com

http://wwww.hypertext.org

http://www.therubins.com/

http://www.lifeclinic.com

http://www.prostate.com

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202284.html

http://drugs.medbroadcast.com/ASP/Drug Info.asp?BrandNameID=1334

http://www.prostate-cancer.org/education/andeprv/hormone.html#pg10

http://www.citizen.org

http://www.quackwatch.org/index.html

http://www.prostate-help.org/cahtside.htm

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR15/wtrank/wtrank.html

http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/8/3075865

http://www.wellnessletter.com