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wEbCONNECT Online Resources Offer Information on Prostate Cancer [By Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ®, ONS Web Site Editor] rostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2008, approximately 186,320 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed and more than 28,000 deaths will be attributed to this disease. Check out these resources for information on prostate cancer. ✱ P Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ® Title ONS Web Site Prostate Cancer Clinical Resource Area ONS Web Site Prostate Cancer Patient Resource Area American Cancer Society (ACS) Detailed Guide: Prostate Cancer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Prostate Cancer Medline Plus: Prostate Cancer National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guideline for Prostate Cancer URL www.ons.org/clinical/ DiseaseSpecific/prostate/index.shtml Description The ONS Web Site’s gateway to clinical information on prostate cancer www.ons.org/patientEd/Disease/ prostate.shtml The ONS Web Site’s gateway to patient information on prostate cancer www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/ CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=36 Offers ACS resources on prostate cancer www.cdc.gov/cancer/Prostate Provides information about the potential risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening and follow-up www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ prostatecancer.html www.nccn.org/professionals/ physician_gls/PDF/prostate.pdf Contains extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources Each NCCN Clinical Practice Guideline is developed through an explicit review of the evidence integrated with expert medical judgment by multidisciplinary panels from NCCN member institutions. Contains information about prostate cancer treatment, prevention, genetics, causes, screening, clinical trials, research, and statistics from the National Cancer Institute Features authoritative and up-to-date health information in a format tailored to older adults National Cancer Institute: Prostate Cancer www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ prostate National Institutes of Health: Senior Health http://nihseniorhealth.gov/prostate cancer/toc.html 16 ONS CONNECT September 2008 http://www.ons.org/clinical/DiseaseSpecific/prostate/index.shtml http://www.ons.org/clinical/DiseaseSpecific/prostate/index.shtml http://www.ons.org/patientEd/Disease/prostate.shtml http://www.ons.org/patientEd/Disease/prostate.shtml http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=36 http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2_3x.asp?rnav=cridg&dt=36 http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/Prostate http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prostatecancer.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prostatecancer.html http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/prostate.pdf http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/PDF/prostate.pdf http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/prostate http://nihseniorhealth.gov/prostatecancer/toc.html http://nihseniorhealth.gov/prostatecancer/toc.html

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ONS Connect - September 2008 Contents Editor's Note Just In Advances in Prostate Cancer Treatment A Year in the Life - Month Nine Web Connect Capitol Connection Manage Infusion Reactions From Cetuximab Notice Nursing Now Caregiver Care Oropharyngeal Cancer in Men Associated with HPV Working for You Calendar of Events Staying on Top

ONS Connect - September 2008

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