• The Cancer Burden in Michigan: Selected Statistics (December 2006)

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• Prostate Health Awareness Month resources (Prostate Health Awareness Month is observed in September)

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• MCC Prostate Cancer Patient Educational Materials and Web Site (www.prostatecancerdecision.org) -- The MCC Prostate Cancer Action Committee operates this site to help inform early prostate cancer patients. The site includes an easy-to-navigate Web version of the MCC booklet Making the Choice: Deciding What to Do About Early Stage Prostate Cancer, as well as an interactive tool that enables patients to determine five-year survival rates using their prostate specific antigen (PSA) test results, tumor state, and grade. Web site visitors can download an Adobe Acrobat PDF English- , Spanish- , or Arabic-language version of the Making the Choice booklet, or they can order it in a color-printed format or as an audio set containing one CD and one cassette.

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• National Cancer Institute — "Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle" Web Site
  http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov
  This site offers a reliable source for individuals and healthcare providers who are seeking: risk information for six common cancer types (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and skin); steps to reduce an individual's risk; tips for understanding cancer news stories; and tools an individual can use with his/her provider to manage his/her cancer risk.

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last updated: 04/18/07

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