Understanding prostate diseases without the proper and reliable guidance can be overwhelming because the internet, television and print media saturate us with information ranging from scientific studies across the world to inspiring stories from cancer survivors to many myths and rumors. How do we interpret all that information? This book intends to help patients and their families to know and understand their diagnosis. Once this has been established, the reader can confidently determine the best choice of treatment, resting assured that the guidance in this book adheres to current international medical standards and has been influenced by the authors' many years of professional experiences. The editors aim to transmit, in a simple and precise manner, only relevant and necessary information to help patients and families that have been diagnosed with prostate diseases.

Recommended Resources

http://www.urologyhealth.org/. Official website of the Foundation of the American Urological Association, with information about various urological diseases, causes, methods of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, among others.

http://www.uroweb.org. The website of the European Association of Urology. English-language page with access to clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of common diseases in urology. Offers access to sites of interest to expand your knowledge about diseases in urology.

http://www.ttmed.com/urology/latam/. Page of free access to articles of scientific journals that are about the most prevalent urologic diseases. Allows entry to conferences, video surgeries, interviews, and case studies, among other services. Resources for Second Opinions
http://www.nci.nih.gov/. Provides timely and accurate scientific information from the National Cancer Institute, United States.

http://www.cancer.org. Official site of the American Cancer Society, where you will find information about benefits, risks, and side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for different cancers.

http://www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov. Page of the Information Center for Kidney and Urologic Diseases. It offers the most relevant information on nephrology and urologic diseases, including urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, and renal failure, among others.

http://nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html. Website of the National Library of Medicine. Provides information about174 general health topics, a medical dictionary, and an encyclopedia of health and drug information, among other things.

http://www.nccn.org. This is the official website of nineteen international centers specializing in cancer. Provides detailed information for patients and updated guidelines for diagnosis and treatment for health care staff.

http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org. This is the largest philanthropic organization in the world dedicated to research in prostate cancer. Information about new findings for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the information necessary to make donations for research into the disease.