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Talking to other men and caregivers facing the same challenges can be immensely helpful. Below is a list of organizations that provide resources and run support groups for men living with prostate cancer.
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
PCRI.org
Prostate Cancer Foundation
PCF.org
1-800-757-CURE (2873)
ZERO Prostate Cancer
ZeroCancer.org
1-844-244-1309
American Cancer Society®
Cancer.org
1-800-227-2345
Blue Cure®
BlueCure.org
Men’s Health Network®
MensHealthNetwork.org
1-202-543-MHN-1 (6461)ext 101
Urology Care Foundation™
UrologyHealth.org
1-800-828-7866
Prostate Health Education Network, Inc.
ProstateHealthEd.org
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PC360 assists you on your ADT journey by providing tips to manage side effects, information on healthy diet and exercise, and lists of assessments you can expect to complete before and during treatment.
A guide for patients or caregivers that explains what to expect during ADT.
The following is a list of some common terms your doctor may use when discussing treatment:
Close monitoring of prostate cancer by a physician instead of immediate treatment.
ADT, a type of hormone therapy, is the use of medicine to reduce male hormones causing prostate cancer growth. Otherwise known as chemical castration.
When prostate cancer spreads beyond the prostate gland to other parts of the body.
Wasting away of tissue in the body.
The removal of a small piece of tissue, which is then examined under a microscope.
An organ that holds urine.
A general term for a large group of diseases in which abnormal cells grow and spread throughout the body.
A procedure in which the doctor inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to examine the prostate gland for enlargement or tenderness and signs of cancer.
The inability to have or maintain an erection, also called impotence.
Extreme tiredness.
Challenges caused by the cost of medical care.
A score (2-10) that helps doctors determine how aggressive prostate cancer is.
Hormone therapy is any medicine that changes your hormones to improve your health.
Chemicals released by glands into the bloodstream to produce specific effects on organs and tissues.
Rushes of warmth in the face, neck, upper chest, and back lasting for a few seconds to an hour. They may also cause increased sweating.
The inability to have or maintain an erection, also known as erectile dysfunction.
The inability to control urine flow.
The inability to conceive children.
Therapeutic active pharmaceutical ingredient in ELIGARD, also called the generic.
Drugs that lower the amount of testosterone made by the testicles. Otherwise known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists.
Small glands that help defend the body against harmful foreign particles.
Male hormones, also called androgens, are responsible for traits like increased muscle mass and bone density, hair growth on the face and body, and the voice getting deeper during puberty. The main male hormone is testosterone. Because testosterone can cause prostate cancer to progress, ADT blocks its production in the testicles.
Surgical removal of the testicles, also called surgical castration.
Cancer of the prostate gland. Prostate cancer can also spread to other parts of the body, such as lymph nodes, bone, and seminal vesicles.
A walnut-sized gland that surrounds the male urethra, located between the bladder and the penis.
A blood test used to help detect and follow the course of prostate cancer.
Surgery to remove the prostate (see “Radical retropubic prostatectomy,” “Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy,” and “Robot-assisted LRP”).
The use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells.
Surgery to remove the entire prostate gland along with nearby tissue, such as the seminal vesicles (see “Prostatectomy”).
The final section of the intestines that ends at the anus.
The thick, whitish fluid released through the penis during orgasm. The prostate makes substances that are present in semen.
A pair of glands near the prostate that add substances to semen.
Male reproductive cells produced in the testicles and found in semen.
Determining the extent and severity of a disease in a person.
Situated or applied under the skin.
The pair of egg-shaped glands contained in the scrotum. They produce sperm and testosterone.
A condition in which the testicles slowly shrink. Testicular atrophy can be a side effect of lower testosterone due to ADT.
A male sex hormone produced mostly by the testicles, although a small amount is made by the adrenal glands.
The use of ultrasound waves to visualize the prostate.
The duct that carries urine from the bladder.
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