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  PSA Q&A (NCI) 
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  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 
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  All words on one page 
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  What are your chances? 
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  Treatment Side Effects Menu 
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  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"
 
 
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  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) 
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