Anatomy
The prostate gland is located in the pelvis, below the bladder, above the urethral sphincter and the penis, and in front of the rectum in men. It is made up of glandular tissue and muscle fibers that surround a portion of the urethra. The gland is covered by a membrane (called the prostate capsule) that produces prostate-specific antigen.

Incidence and Prevalence
According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the United States, other than skin cancer. The ACS estimates that about 218,890 new cases will be diagnosed in 2007 and about 27,050 men will die of the disease. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer.

Source and Full Article: http://www.urologychannel.com/prostatecancer/index.shtml

Estimated new cases and deaths from bladder cancer in the United States in 2008:

New cases: 68,810
Deaths: 14,100

Source: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/bladder

Canadian Prostate Cancer Research Initiative
CPCN was a founding member of this organization, dedicated to facilitating innovative research in the areas of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation for people affected by prostate cancer.

Canadian Prostate Health Council
This is an excellent source for online pamphlets on prostate cancer and prostate health.

ProCure
ProCure is dedicated to giving information on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and eventual cure of prostate cancer. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, it provides both French and English resources. Excellent web site.

Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
This organization, committed to finding a cure for prostate cancer, provides information in both English and French.

The Prostate Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto
This Centre provides excellent online information about the prostate and prostate cancer.

The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia
The website offers information on prostate cancer treatment and research.

The Prostate Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
The efforts of prostate cancer survivors did much to make this facility happen.

CANADIAN SITES—PROVINCIAL

British Columbia Foundation for Prostate Disease
This organization’s goal is to improve knowledge, prevention, and treatment of prostate cancer.

Calgary Prostate Cancer Institute
The Institute provides current information about prostate disease, research findings and treatment options as well as diagnostic services, confidential counselling and support.

Early Prostate Diagnosis Ontario
EPCDO’s goals are to tell people about the value of early diagnosis of prostate cancer through the PSA blood test (combined with physical tests), and to convince OHIP to cover the cost of these tests when carried out in a doctor’s office or at a testing lab.

Vancouver Island Prostate Cancer Foundation
The site provides information for the recently diagnosed, including information about support and advocacy.

INTERNATIONAL, NON-CANADIAN, COMMERCIAL, or PRIVATE SITES

Blue Torch Medical Technologies Inc.
This US company specializes in nerve sparing technology. It has information on nerve-sparing surgery for prostate cancer/

Bostwick Laboratories
This is a commercial American laboratory specializing in prostate cancer.

Cryocare
This site on a treatment that freezes prostate cancer is sponsored by Endocare, Inc.

HealthTalk: Prostate Cancer
This site is an information resource for people living with serious diseases and health conditions. It makes available audio programs and transcripts on the latest research and treatment advances.

Hypertext Guide to Prostate Cancer
Written by Bill Dyckes, this guide gives an overview of prostate cancer, with hypertext links to detailed information on more than 250 medical websites.

Krongrad Institute
This is a commercial American prostate cancer treatment centre specializing in laparoscopic radial prostatectomy.

James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute—Prostate Cancer
This institute is part of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Med Broadcast—Men’s Health
MedBroadcast.com is a Canadian commercial site offering health information.

Male Care
This non-profit corporation is concerned with cancers that effect men: prostate, testicular, and male breast cancer. It is an up-to-date site with a wealth of current information on these cancers.

Mayo Clinic—Prostate Cancer
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
This American advocacy group supports education and awareness programs and provides information to patients and their families.

New Prostate Cancer Infolink
This site was founded and is managed by Dr. Arnon Krongrad, director of The Krongrad Institute and Mike Scott, original founder of the National Prostate Cancer Coalition. It offers men information on prostate cancer risk, prevention, diagnosis, and management, as well as the opportunity to ask questions and share stories.

Prostate Cancer Foundation
This is the world’s largest source of funding for prostate cancer research. It provides a great deal of current information on research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and support.

Prostate Cancer Helpline
This is the website of Britain’s prostate cancer charity.

Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation (PC-REF)
This is a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying and supporting innovative prostate cancer research projects.

Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI)
The objective of PCRI is to educate patients and their families about prostate cancer. The site provides excellent current information on the disease and its treatment and includes a “Decision Aide” section and access to prediction tools (both in print and in the form of software).

Prostate Cancer Resource Center (from HealingWell)
This site about prostate cancer is made available by HealingWell.com, an American corporation that provides information on diseases, disorders, and chronic illness.

ProstateInfo
This corporate site provides information on prostate cancer for patients and professionals. Patient information includes material on male hormone therapy, anti-androgens, and PSA tests. The site also features a Prostate Cancer Screening Reminder feature where, with a simple e-mail, you can encourage someone who may be at “high-risk” for prostate cancer to get a check-up.

PSA Rising
This site provides information for the support and education of prostate cancer survivors. Its index of online news is particularly good.

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
This website provides access to excellent nomograms on prostate cancer.

Us TOO International
This is a prostate cancer education and support network started in 1990 by prostate cancer survivors.

Virgil’s Prostate On-line
This is American Virgil Simons on-line guide to fighting prostate cancer.

WebMD Men’s Health Center
This is a corporate site providing health information to consumers.

CANCER

American Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society

Cancer Care Ontario
This is an umbrella organization that steers and coordinates Ontario’s cancer services and prevention efforts so that fewer people get cancer, and patients receive the highest possible quality of care.

Gilda’s Club—Greater Toronto
This is an organization offering emotional support to those with cancer.

Health Canada–Cancer

National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
Of particular use are the Physician Directed Queries (PDQs) which summarize information on the treatment of prostate cancer, on screening for prostate cancer, and on the prevention of prostate cancer.

National Cancer Institute of Canada

Online Cancer Guide RT Answers
This website is sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, and it offers answers to radiation therapy (RT) questions. A special page gives information about prostate cancer and radiation.Steve Dunn’s Cancer Guide

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
CLINICAL TRIALS

Center Watch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Canadian trials are listed.

Clinical Trails
ClinicalTrials.gov is a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, but it lists Canadian and international trials.

Ontario Cancer Trials
DIRECTORIES

Alberta Cancer from Alberta HQ
This is a directory of cancer sites and cancer-related organizations in Alberta.

Healthopedia—Prostate Cancer
This site provides some basic information on prostate cancer, but it acts as an excellent directory to other sites.

Prostaid
This organization is an informational and news resource dedicated to keeping users and patients up-to-date on the latest prostate news and research. It provides information on the prostate gland and disorders that can affect it: cancer, BPH, and prostatitis as well as prostate milking.

Prostate Health Center
This is an American-based human edited prostate health directory of online information.

INFORMATION SERVICES (REVIEWS, NEWS SERVICES, ONLINE JOURNALS ETC.)

Canada NewsWire
You can search for print and broadcast news releases by organization name or date of release.

Canadian Urological Association Journal (CUAJ)
This journal is owned, operated, and endorsed by the Canadian Urological Association. It encourages leading academic urologists and other clinicians to submit their highest quality research.

Cancer News on the Net
For prostate cancer news, select the category “prostate cancer.”

Current Oncology
The Current Oncology website is a portal through which health professionals of all levels and interested laypeople can gain access to articles and information covering the broad field of oncology. Established in 1994, Current Oncology is a Canadian based and internationally distributed multidisciplinary journal, whose aim is to report upon and to review progress in in the field of cancer therapy and management. The website also provides links to patient support groups and associated organizations.

John Hopkins Prostate Bulletin
You may preview a copy for free, but, to read other bulletins, you must subscribe.

Johns Hopkins Prostate Disorders Health Alerts
If you register for this free service, information on dealing with prostate cancer, BPH, or prostatitis will be sent directly to your e-mail address.MedLine Plus Prostate Cancer—Latest News
A wealth of information is available from this page.

Prostate Cancer News
This site is provided by CancerConsultants.com, a developer of cancer-related websites and a marketing consultant.

Senior Health Report—Prostate Cancer
This provides current prostate cancer news.

MESSAGE BOARDS, PERSONAL STORIES, AND SUPPORT INFORMATION

M.D. Anderson Prostate Cancer Online Message Board
The M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre of the University of Texas provides this peer discussion forum in which PCa survivors serve one another as an online support mechanism.

Prostate Cancer Meets Proton Beam: A Patient’s Experiences

Shared Experience Cancer Support
You can search a library of cancer experiences.

UNC Article “Anatomy of a Support Group”
This excellent article was published in the 1998 issue of Pipeline, the Urological Nurses of Canada’s newsletter.

OTHER SITES (GENERAL HEALTH, SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT)

Canadian Continence Foundation

Canadian Erectile Difficulties Resource Centre

Chemotherapy and Beyond
Scott Hamilton’s chemotherapy site offers current chemo information for cancer patients and their families, caregivers, and friends, as well as access to a message board and to descriptions of survivors’ experiences.

Government of Canada
This is a directory of government agencies and resources.

Pfizer Canada—Erectile Dysfunction

Urology Channel
This website provides information on issues such as prostate cancer, incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and BPH. Individuals can download video, ask questions, and get free anonymous answers from a board certified urologist.

Urology Nurses of Canada

Vitamins and Nutrition Center

Source: http://www.cpcn.org/04_links.htm