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Prostate Cancer
What is prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells that make up a man’s prostate gland.
UHN Resources
UHN Brochures and Pamphlets 
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The Prostate Centre |
| The Web site represents the home page of the Prostate Centre at Princess Margaret Hospital. The mission of the centre is to aid in patient decision making through health education; to introduce innovative approaches to improve the quality of patient care; to foster basic and clinical research in urologic diseases; to increase accessibility to health care; to participate in collaborative planning with The University of Toronto and to provide support for family and other patients with prostate cancer. | |
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All About Prostate Cancer - American Cancer Society |
| Available from the Cancer Reference Information section of the American Cancer Society web site, this document provides fairly in-depth information about prostate cancer. | |
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Prostate Cancer |
| On-line version of the Canadian Cancer Society pamphlet "Prostate Cancer : What You Need to Know." | |
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Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada |
| This site provides news and facts about prostate cancer as well as stories of courage and a special "room" for friends and family where they can ask questions. Check the Risk Assessment Tool to find out what where you stand. | |
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Patients |
| Produced by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and the American Cancer Society, these treatment guidelines were developed by a panel of experts to provide comprehensive, current, and easy-to-understand information about cancer pain. | |
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Understanding Cancer of the Prostate |
| This is an online booklet providing general information on Prostate Cancer. Published by CancerBACUP, a UK organization. |
