There are some prostate cancer forums such as  http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35, http://www.cancerforums.net/forum-5.html,  that have lots of useful information for prostate cancer patients and their families.  There are lots of other forums, personal webpages, blogs written by prostate cancer patients and experts.



Lots of the forums have moderators with lots of experience with this disease. For anyone who has diagnosed with prostate cancer or had found that he has the risk of developing in the future this desease this can be a very hard to cope situation. Nothing prepares a person for this. Many men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer have heard about  this but haven't taken into consideration. The information that helps a person deal with this situation can be given by the doctor who has diagnosed this.

There are lots of information not covered in a simple conversation with your doctor. This happens many times because every person has his needs and his personal situation. The experts that you speak with can give you general information. For married couples there is always a good thing to go to research for information to the local organizations that deal with cancer patients. The easiest way to find all there is to know about prostate cancer is the internet. Just search for forums where you can discuss your particular situation with other patients that have the disease and patients that have been cured and also with experts.

You can raise a question and speak with other to find out how they have dealt with this. Many times this forums have helped couple to find the right method of treatment or the Cancer Treatment Centers that have affordable treatment plans.

Forums and blogs related to prostate cancer many times are maintained by Cancer Research Centers that give up to date information. Because of the slow developing rate of this disease  there is more time than with other form of cancer to read and decide what treatments are good. It is not uncommon that a patient to suggest to his doctor an innovative method of treatment.

I am not saying that your doctor doesn't have the latest information. All I want to say is that any doctor will decide to go to the method of treatment that has proved to be efficient. You can go into research groups to test new medications and treatments if you have good references about a new treatment.  Thisi involves the phase III and phase IV trial of a new medicine.

On forums you will find other related information such as how other prostate cancer patients have kept their marriage and what financial means they have found for the treatment. The wife of prostate cancer patient can be affected too by this disease because of the hormonal changes in the body of his husband and the lack of sexual interest. This can strengthen or destroy a couple if there are no strong communication skills involved. Forums can have such experiences that can help new couple find the right way to cope with it. The prostate cancer can be treated in early stages and due to the slow growth there is a high survival rate even in cases when the prostate cancer hasn't been identified but stayed in the early stages.