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The site is absolutely independent and we have not sought, nor will we, any endorsement or funding from any organisation. In that way we can maintain our integrity and freedom. Although we seek no fees or payment for what is provided on the site, we do have ongoing costs and if you wish, you can DONATE towards these costs, using credit cards or PayPal.

There are two parts to the site:

First and foremost we aim to provide basic information - and links to more detailed sites - for people who have recently had the news of a prostate cancer diagnosis. The links to the relevant pages are shown below. If you hit the "Don't Panic" button an arrival, and followed instructions, you will have been to these pages already.

DON'T PANIC : GOOD NEWS! : DIAGNOSIS : SURVIVING : TREATMENT CHOICES : RESOURCES

In addition to those pages, you can read A Strange Place. This is a simple Information Guide to Prostate Cancer written by Terry Herbert, long time prostate cancer survivor and owner of this site. It was developed primarily as a booklet for men with no access to the Internet, and is a useful source of basic information. You can read the booklet at A Strange Place If you want to print a copy of the booklet, there is a version in pdf format, which will make printing easier. It is a large file (906 KB) and may take a minute or two to download, depending on your line speed. The booklet is 32 pages in all, so if you don't want to print it out, a hard copy is available, free of charge, but not until June 2010. Click on the cover [left] or mail Terry giving details of your postal address.

The secondary focus is to show that you are not alone. Thousands of people have been down the road ahead of you and hundreds of them (more than 1,000 at last count in July 2011) have told their stories. Most of these men have left their e-mail addresses and will respond to any questions you might have. EXPERIENCES is the link to the entries where men and their partners give details of their diagnosis and treatment. These stories are indexed by:

Treatment chosen

Age at diagnosis

Initial PSA

Gleason Score on biopsy

Year of diagnosis

Country or State of residence

Date of Last Update

Anything to do with Prostate Cancer can be discussed on the DISCUSSION FORUM. There are only three rules: no commercials or fundraisers, no harvesting for Spam and no flaming - be politeness is required at all times. Although there are no qualified medical people on the Forum, the combined experience of the members can usually answer most questions.

There are relatively few places where women can seek the company of other women or where their specific issues are discussed or linked to appropriate sites. Hopefully this Link FOR THE WOMENFOLK will help.

Although a diagnosis of prostate cancer is serious, life without laughter is not much fun - and laughter is of value in the battle for continued good health. TROOP C contains some wry looks at our disease.

The Site Search Engine below may help you find anything specific that you are looking for.

If you find any links that do not work as you go through the site it would help us enormously if you could report these to Terry.

The site is absolutely independent and we have not sought, nor will we, any endorsement or funding from any organisation. In that way we can maintain our integrity and freedom. Although we seek no fees or payment for what is provided on the site, we do have ongoing costs.

If you have found this site useful and wish to contribute to these costs, donations of any amounts may be made quite safely by clicking on the logo below.  We are not a registered charity, so in most tax regimes any payment made will not be tax deductible.

 

If you do not have a PayPal account or are reluctant to use this facility, you can donate by Visa Card or Mastercard by clicking on the PayPal link below - I am told you can also use American Express/Discover. You will see in the bottom left the option to use a card instead of PayPal. If you take this option, there are two aspects that have caused some problems previously:

After you enter your donation amount, click Update Total. Missing this step will cause frustration!

Ensure that you select your country of residence in the drop down menu on the following page - the default menu is Australia, but it is possible to donate from any country.

 

 

A prostate cancer diagnosis is a fearful thing. Fear is a dreadful emotion. It stops us thinking logically.  It makes us rush into doing things. If that is how you're feeling, read this: DON'T PANIC

In spite of what you may have read, very few men die from Prostate Cancer - see some facts here: GOOD NEWS!

If you are wondering what your diagnosis means, some of the common terms needed to gain an important understanding are here DIAGNOSIS

There are things you can do after diagnosis which will help you on your journey - see SURVIVING

Choosing the most suitable treatment can be confusing - and some options may not be mentioned by your doctor. See them at TREATMENT CHOICES

There are many sources of information on the internet and some of the ones that might help you are at RESOURCES

Use the SEARCH ENGINE to look for any additional information or ask your questions by joining the DISCUSSION FORUM.

More than 1,000 men have told the story of their experiences after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Because most people are looking for information about one specific type of treatment,the stories are initially listed by TREATMENT To help "match up" your diagnosis, they are also listed by

PSA

AGE AT DIAGNOSIS

GLEASON SCORE

YEAR OF DIAGNOSIS

COUNTRY AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE

DATE OF LAST UPDATE

It is no longer possible to add stories to this site or, after July 2011 to update them. But a similar site myProstate provides good insights into what other men have chosen. There are some hints on how to get the best out of this site at Using myProstate.

Although much of the focus of any prostate cancer site is inevitably on the effect of the diagnosis on the man who has been told he has the disease, it is a fact that his partner is inevitably also deeply affected by this shocking news. Going to FOR THE WOMENFOLK may help.

There are no sponsors of this site. In that way independence of views and information is guaranteed. If you find this site useful, you can DONATE, using credit cards or Paypal.

There is some evidence that laughter can help maintain health - and in any event, life continues after prostate cancer, and life would not be much fun without laughter. TROOP C has some amusing, and thought provoking contributions from men with prostate cancer.

Finally, if you want to know how this site came about and who set it up, go along to ABOUT US.