Early Prostate Cancer (cont.)
Where can a person find more information about prostate cancer and its
treatment?
The NCI has several other resources that readers may find helpful,
including the following:
- The Prostate Cancer home page provides links to NCI resources about
prevention, screening, treatment, clinical trials, and supportive care for this
type of cancer. This page can be found on the NCI's Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
types/prostate
on the Internet.
- Prostate Cancer (PDQ®): Treatment includes information about prostate cancer
treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone
therapy. This summary of information from PDQ, the NCI's comprehensive cancer
information database, is available at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/prostate/patient/
on the Internet.
- Treatment Choices for Men With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer describes the
treatment choices available to men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer
and examines the pros and cons of each treatment. This NCI fact sheet is
available at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prostate-cancer-treatment-choices
on the Internet.
Selected references
Ries LAG, Melbert D, Krapcho M, et al. SEER Cancer Statistics Review,
1975-2004. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, 2007.
Carter HB, Ferrucci L, Kettermann A, et al. Detection of life-threatening
prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen velocity during a window of
curability. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006; 98(21):1521-1527.
Source: U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, http://www.cancer.gov
Last Editorial Review: 6/10/2008