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LINKS to Prostate Cancer related groups http://www.PCaSOEastbourne.org.uk/ Eastbourne Prostate Cancer Support Group Prostate Cancer Support Association (PSA) was set up by a small group of prostate cancer patients in 1995 and has developed into a national association of self-help and support groups. It is managed by and for men with prostate cancer, their families and those who are interested in improving the care and support of those affected by this form of cancer. Our services are free of charge to anyone and are funded entirely by membership subscriptions and donations. We receive no money whatsoever from government sources. We are a UK registered charity (No. 1067253). UK Prostate Link provides a searchable database of quality-assessed links to prostate cancer information on the Internet. It is designed to serve as a "first port of call" for prostate cancer information. The site is pioneering a new approach to web portals, in which they directly assess the quality of the information they link to. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has a new campaign to empower patients be more active in managing their health. The Please Ask campaign provides practical, accessible information about patient safety and encourages patients to feel comfortable asking questions about their NHS healthcare and raising concerns with health professionals. Cancer Bacup provide information on all cancers, including leaflets on talking about cancer and the emotional effects of diagnosis. At the Dipex site you can watch, listen to, or read personal experiences of prostate cancer and other medical conditions. At the Going for a is a virtual hospital from the Royal College of Radiologists. Interactive information on cancer treatment and scans. Includes descriptions from both staff and patients. Macmillan Cancer Relief has leaflets on men and cancer, close relationships and cancer, and talking to children when an adult has cancer. Information on benefits and grants to help with the costs associated with cancer. Hospice Information is a joint venture between St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices. It brings together the experience and established reputation for high quality of the Hospice Information Service at St. Christopher's and the national remit and innovative information developments of Help the Hospices. Together, they want to provide a world-class information service for health professionals and members of the public, on UK and international hospice and palliative care. Malecare is a US based group of experienced patients and doctors, many of whom are diagnosed with prostate cancer or testicular cancer, writing weekly updates on treatment choice strategies and how to live with the consequences of those choices. CancerHelp UK is a free information service about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. It is brought to you by Cancer Research UK. They believe that information about cancer should be freely available to all and written in a way that people can easily understand. www.prostate-cancer.org.uk The Prostate Cancer charity provides help for research and support to sufferers.
www.cancerbackup.org.uk Cancerbackup is Europe's
leading cancer information charity. Its website contains over
4,500 pages of up-to-date cancer information, practical advice
and support for cancer patients, their families, carers and
friends. http://www.isurvivedprostatecancer.com All you need to know about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and survival written here by a prostate cancer patient. |
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