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 * Prostate Cancer Basics (menu)
     * The Diagnostic Basics
         * Staging
         * Grading
         * PSA (menu)
             * PSA Q&A (NCI)
             * PSA Q&A (AFUD)
             * Free PSA & aggressiveness
             * If PSA comes back after surgery?
             * The PSA controversy (Valle)
             * At other sites (links)
                Day to day variations
                Variances in PSA results
                Free PSA


         * The DRE
         * The prostate gland (drawing)
         * Male urinary & sexual system (drawing)
         * Testosterone glands (drawing)
         * A primer on prostate cancer
         * Metastases or "mets"

     * More Basic Information
         * Advice from some "vets" on what to do
             * How the hell do you guys do it?
             * Focus on one thing!
             * I'm mad as hell!
             * Not a death sentence
             * No, you're not alone
             * Fight back with prayer
             * Stay plugged in
             * Dispelling the fear
             * Stay connected
             * The more you know...
             * More advice from others

         * Glossary
            bullbullet All words on one page
            bullbullet Abbreviations only

         * What are your chances?
         * Suggested NCI booklets

 * Treatment Side Effects Menu
     * Sexuality, Intimacy & Impotency (menu)
     * Incontinence & what to do about it (menu)
         * Incontinence & the prostate
         * Kegel exercises
         * The AMS urinary sphincter
         * Resources on the Web

     * Penile shrinkage: few men are warned
         * Abstract of 1999 study
         * Comments from a doctor
         * Comments from men & women

     * Rectal Bleeding: from radiation & what to do
     * The RP Survival Handbook

 * Sexuality, Intimacy, & Potency
     * Potency/Impotency: What, why and how
     * First-Person Stories (menu)
     * Some solutions used by others
         * Injections & Suppositories
             * FAQ about injections
             * Q&A about injections
             * Giving injections (diagrams)
             * Photos of auto-injectors
             * Injections: personal stories (menu)
             * Peyronie's (Menu - see below)
             * MUSE: Q&A
             * MUSE use demo (drawing) adult
             * Where to shop: outlets, dealers, web sites

         * Vacuum Erection Devices (VEDs)
             * Illustration of use - adult
             * Another model in use - adult
             * VED Videos (at video menu)
             * VEDs: first-person accounts (menu)
             * VED brands - distributors (menu)

         * Penile Implants
             * About the procedure (text)
             * Two types of implants (illustrated)
             * The operation (line drawings)
             * Video of implant surgery (at video menu)
             * Manufacturer's Web sites (links)
             * First-Person Accounts (at VED menu)

         * Other assistance (Actis)

     * Peyronie's disease (menu)
         * Illustrated adult
         * Questions & Answers
         * Paper from the NIH
         * Paper from Burlington Assoc.
         * Verapermil ointment
         * First-person accounts at menu

     * Videos (VEDs, MUSE, implants etc.)
     * Web resources (for VEDs, injects etc.)

 * For Companions
     * How to talk with a PCa man: tips & ideas
     * Men's objections to examination
     * 10 pointers to help a man with intimacy
     * Sexuality after RP, a woman's story
     * Impotency article for women
     * Woman's guide to impotency
     * Dealing with end stage: a woman's story
     * Choices: a booklet about advanced cancer
     * Coping With Death & Grief menu

 * Phoenix5 Library
     * Books (with sample sections)
         * Prostate & Cancer by Sheldon Marks
         * Man to Man by Michael Korda
         * Seeds of Hope by Michael A. Dorso, MD
         * The Lovin' Ain't Over by Ralph & Barbara Alterowitz
         * Intoxicated by My Illness by Anatole Broyard
         * The Men's Club by Gottlieb & Mann, MD
         * Men, Women & Prostate Cancer by Wainrib & Haber
         * Love, Sex & PSA by Robert Hitchcox
         * Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Prostate Cancer
         * The Mayo Clinic on Prostate Health
         * My Prostate and Me
         * Making Love Again
         * His Prostate & Me
         * In Sickness & In Health: A Love Story
         * Prostate Cancer: With a Dose of Reality and a Slice of Humor
         * A Primer on Prostate Cancer: The Empowered Patient's Guide
         * Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

     * Published Articles & Stories
        General
         * "The Median Isn't The Message" by Stephen Jay Gould
         * "Choice of a Lifetime" (Wall St. Journal)
         * "Preventing Prostate Cancer" (Cincinnati Enquirer)
         * "He fought his HMO & won (LA Times)
         * "Why is PCa deadlier for black men? (LA Times)
         * "ProstateCancer.com" (Spectator, UK)
         * "7 men & 7 decisions" (NY Times)
         * "Doctors miss emotional clues" (Reuters)
         * "AUA reports: Patients side-blinded" (AUA))
         * "Kinder cuts, Sharper dilemmas" (US News)
         * "Wife made PCa her business" (Reno G-J)
         * "Andy Grove: Taking on PCa" (Fortune)

        Treatments
         * "Does Aspirin help prevent cancer? (Discover)
         * "Cryosurgery: tumors on ice" (KR)
         * Dutch study on effects of treatments (Reuter's)
         * Erection gel working in trial (Reuter's)
         * Laparoscopic surgery less invasive (Boston Globe)
         * What if PSA comes back after surgery? (Johns Hopkins)
         * Herbal potion shows promise (WStJournal)
         * Hematospermia: an introduction

     * Videos Menu (includes help links)
        At Phoenix5
         * "Understanding your choice"
         * "Choices we've made: four treatments"
         * "Using the Osbon 'Classic' VED"

         * Links to other sites featuring:
            "Beating the disease
            "Lifelines: a guide to PCa"
            "What to know about your prostate exam"
            "The DRE & PSA test demonstrated"
            "MUSE: administration instructions"
            "Sexuality & the prostate patient"
            "Reclaiming your sexual life"
            "Penile implant surgery (actual)"
            "How a penile implant works"
            "The Esteem VED"


     * Men & women tell their stories (menu)
     * Links to major library resources
        bullbullet Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin
        bullbullet National Library of Medicine
        bullbullet PubMed
        bullbullet CancerNet
        bullbullet Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCI)

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     * Support Groups (US & non-US)
     * Mailing Lists
     * Phone list
     * Web sites
     * Library resources
     * Recommended NCI booklets
     * NCI's non-Net resources
     * How to search the Net
     * More about search engines
     * The Phoenix5 Glossary

 * Other features at Phoenix5
     * What's new at Phoenix5?
     * Search Phoenix5
     * To my fellow men with PCa
     * The PC InfoLink Archive
     * The Advocacy Menu
     * Links to other sites
     * Kick back and take 5 gallery
         * Humor menu
             * Abbott & Costello's "Who's on first?"
             * From the mind of George Carlin
             * Alien Song
             * What is humor therapy?
             * Links to Humor & Health
             * Laughing at cancer
         * The EarthLights menu
         * Live salt water aquarium cam
         * Seattle's ferries
         * Ancient Microworlds

     * Climbing Everest, your Webmaster's Journal
         * What is that wider shore?
         * From the ashes: Phoenix5
         * Essays from my cancer journal
             * Year One (11/99-11/00)
             * Year Two (11/00-11/01)
             * Year Three (11/01-11/02)
             * Year Four (11/02-11/03)

         * My clinical trial (menu)
         * Other essays

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     * About Phoenix5
         * Q&A about Phoenix5
         * Site info, disclaimer, etc.
         * Site dedication




 

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