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Helpful online links
The links listed below provide access to websites that members of the PCRI staff have found useful in understanding aspects of prostate cancer. PCRI does not endorse the accuracy of the content of these sites. It is up to the viewer to develop his or her education level to provide a basis for analyzing the information presented. Feel free to contact the PCRI Helpline for assistance.
| Bio & Medical Technology Industry | |
| Abbott Labs: PSA, Lupron, Xinlay | www.abbott.com |
| Abraxis Oncology: mitoxantrone, Abraxane | www.abraxisoncology.com |
| American Medical Devices: ED & urinary devices | www.visitams.com |
| Amgen: Epogen, Neupogen, Abarelix | www.amgen.com |
| AstraZeneca: Casodex ®, Zoladex® | www.prostateinfo.com |
| Augusta Medical Systems: vacuum ED device | www.augustams.com |
| Bayer Corporation: Viadur, Levitra, Cipro | www.bayerus.com |
| Berlex: Quadramet or Samarium 153 | www.berlex.com |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb: Carboplatin, Cytoxan, Adriamycin, Etoposide, Teniposide | www.bms.com |
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da Vinci® Prostatectomy |
www.davinciprostatectomy.com |
| Dendreon: Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy | www.dendreon.com |
| Eli Lilly: Cialis | www.lilly.com |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals: Firmagon | www.ferring.com |
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GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals: Chemistries |
www.gsk.com |
| Genentech: Avastin | www.gene.com |
| GTx Inc: Toremifene, GTx-758 | www.gtxinc.com |
| HealthTronics, Inc: Cryotherapy | www.healthtronics.com |
| Indevus Pharmaceuticals: Vantas | www.vantasimplant.com |
| Merck: Proscar, Fosamax | www.merck.com |
| Novartis: Aredia, Zometa | www.novartis.com |
| Ortho-Biotech: Procrit | www.procrit.com |
| Pfizer: Viagra, Cardura, Celebrex | www.pfizer.com |
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Sanofi Aventis: Taxotere® Anzemet® |
www.astrazeneca-us.com |
| TAP Pharmaceuticals: Lupron | www.tap.com |
| Watson Pharmaceuticals: Trelstar | www.watsonpharm.com |
| Information Retrieval Sites | |
| Amedeo: Abstract update (free) | www.amedeo.com |
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CancerConnect: Oncology Resource Center |
http://cancerconnect.com/ |
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Cancer Monthly: Cancer treatment results |
www.cancermonthly.com |
| Ingenta: Abstract update (free) | www.ingenta.com |
| KnowledgeFinder Cancerlit: Quarterly CD ROM | www.kfinder.com |
| Medical Breakthroughs | www.ivanhoe.com |
| National Cancer Institute: Clinical trials | www.nci.nih.gov |
| NCI Drug Dictionary | www.cancer.gov/drugdictionary |
| National Health Information Center | www.healthfinder.gov |
| PDR: Pharmaceutical information | www.pdr.net |
| Pub Med: Search engine | www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov /PubMed |
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RxList (Internet Drug Index) |
www.rxlist.com |
| The Oncologist: Full text oncology journal online | www.theoncologist.com |
| Urology Channel: Special feature: Urology Forum | www.urologychannel.com |
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| Laboratories | |
| Aureon Laboratories: Prostate Px® biopsy analysis | www.aureon.com |
| Bostwick Laboratories: Pathology | www.bostwicklaboratories.com |
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Genzyme Genetics |
http://www.genzymegenetics.com |
| Labcorp: General testing, including Pyrilinks D | www.labcorp.com |
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Oppenheimer Urologic Reference Laboratory |
www.ourlab.net |
| Quest: General testing, including Pyrilinks D | www.questdiagnostics.com |
| Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics : Immulite PSA | diagnostics.siemens.com |
| Veridex: CellSearch Circulating Tumor Cells | www.veridex.com |
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| Medical Organizations & Clinical Trials | |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) |
www.asco.org |
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American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
www.astro.org |
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American Urological Association (AUA) |
www.auanet.org |
| CenterWatch: Find Clinical Trials | www.centerwatch.com |
| Clinical Trials Advocacy Group | www.cancertrials4prostate.org |
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Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups |
www.CancerTrialsHelp.org |
| Emerging Med Clinical Trial Matching Service | www.EmergingMed.com |
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Medicare.gov |
www.medicare.gov |
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National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
www.nccn.org/members/network.asp |
| National Institutes of Health - Clinical Trials | www.clinicaltrials.gov |
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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines |
http://www.nccn.org/professionals/ |
| NCI – Clinical Trials | www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials |
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NCI-designated Cancer Centers |
www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/ centerslist.html |
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| Nutrition and Complementary Medicine | |
| ACS Complementary and Alternative Medicine | www.cancer.org |
| Life Extension: supplements, vitamins | |
| National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine | nccam.nih.gov |
| Nutrition and Prostate Cancer: booklet | www.prostatecancerfoundation.org |
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Sloan-Kettering: about herbs, botanicals, etc. |
www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm |
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| Radiation Therapy | |
| Accuray: CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery | www.accuray.com |
| Calypso: GPS for the Body | www.calypsomedical.com |
| NOMOS: IMRT | www.nomos.com |
| Siemens Oncology: IMRT, 3DCRT | www.siemensmedical.com |
| Theragenics: Seeds | www.theraseed.com |
| Varian Medical Systems | www.varian.com |
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| Radiological Evaluation | |
| Confirma: CADstream’s automated processing of MRI studies | www.confirma.com |
| Eigen: Artemis Precision biopsy | www.eigen.com |
| Hitachi Medical Systems: CT, MRI, Ultrasound | www.hitachimed.com |
| Image Analysis: QCT bone mineral density | www.image-analysis.com |
| Mindways:: QCT bone densitometry | www.qct.com |
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| Research Foundations (Non-Profit) | |
| American Federation for Aging Research | www.infoaging.org |
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American Institute for Cancer Research |
www.aicr.org |
| Life Extension Foundation | www.lef.org |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation (formerly CapCure) | www.prostatecancerfoundation .org |
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Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada |
www.prostatecancer.ca |
| Prostate Cancer Research Institute | www.pcri.org |
| Support Organizations - Financial | |
| Air Charity Network | aircharitynetwork.org |
| CancerCare Assist | www.cancercare.org |
| Nat’l Assoc of Hospital Hospitality Houses | www.nahhh.org |
| National Patient Travel Center | www.patienttravel.org |
| NeedyMeds, Inc | www.needymeds.com |
| Partnership for Prescription Assistance | www.pparx.org |
| Patient Advocate Foundation | www.patientadvocate.org |
| RxAssist | www.rxassist.org |
| Support Organizations - General | |
| ACOR: Assoc of Cancer Online Resources | www.acor.org |
| American Cancer Society | www.cancer.org |
| American Pain Society | www.ampainsoc.org |
| By My Side: Taking Charge of Cancer Treatment | www.bymyside.com |
| CancerCare | www.cancercare.org |
| CancerNausea.com | www.cancernausea.com |
| Cancer.Net: All about Cancer (from ASCO) | www.cancer.net |
| CURE: Cancer Updates Research & Education | www.curetoday.com |
| Lance Armstrong Foundation | www.livestrong.org |
| Men's Health Network | menshealthnetwork.org |
| National Association for Continence | www.nafc.org |
| National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship | www.canceradvocacy.org |
| National Lymphedema Network | www.lymphnet.org |
| Navigating Cancer: Connecting you to your best care | www.navigatingcancer.com |
| NexCura – Cancerfacts | www.nexcura.com |
| Paget Foundation (Osteoporosis) | www.paget.org |
| Wellness Community | www.thewellnesscommunity.org |
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| Support Organizations - Prostate Cancer | |
| Active-Surveillance.com video interviews and Blog | www.active-surveillance.com |
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Alliance for Prostate Cancer Prevention (APCaP) |
www.apcap.org |
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Canadian Prostate Cancer Network |
www.cpcn.org |
| Dr Chodak’s Prostate Cancer videos | www.prostatevideos.com |
| Dr Myer’s Prostate Cancer videos | askdrmyers.wordpress.com |
| Foundation for Cancer Reserch & Education (FCRE) | www.cancer-foundation.org |
| HormoneRefractoryPCa.org | www.hormonerefractorypca.org |
| Hypertext Guide to Prostate Cancer | www.hypertext.org |
| Malecare Prostate Cancer Support | www.malecare.com |
| National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions | www.naspcc.org |
| PAACT | www.paactusa.org |
| Phoenix5 | www.phoenix5.org/menumain.html |
| Prostate Cancer Education Council | www.pcaw.com |
| Prostate Cancer Research and Education Foundation | www.pcref.org |
| Prostate Cancer Research Institute | www.pcri.org or www.prostate-cancer.org |
| Prostate Forum of Orange County CA - Videos of talks available | www.prostateforum.org |
| Prostate Forum Newsletter | www.prostateforum.com |
| Prostate Health Education Network | www.prostatehealthed.org |
| Prostate Net | www.prostate-online.org |
| Prostate Pointers | www.prostatepointers.org |
| The “New” Prostate Cancer Infolink | prostatecancerinfolink.net |
| US TOO | www.ustoo.com |
| Women Against Prostate Cancer | www.womenagainstprostatecancer.org |
| YANA (You Are Not Alone) | www.yananow.net |
| ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer | www.zerocancer.org |
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