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National Cancer Institute Publications

NCI provides publications about cancer, including the booklets and fact sheets mentioned in this booklet. Many are available in both English and Spanish.

You may order these publications by telephone, on the Internet, or by mail. You may also read them online and print your own copy.

By telephone: People in the United States and its territories may order these and other NCI publications by calling the NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.
On the Internet: Many NCI publications may be viewed, downloaded, and ordered from http://www.cancer.gov/publications on the Internet. People in the United States and its territories may use this Web site to order printed copies. This Web site also explains how people outside the United States can mail or fax their requests for NCI booklets.
By mail: NCI publications may be ordered by writing to the address below:

Publications Ordering Service
National Cancer Institute
P.O. Box 24128
Baltimore, MD 21227

PSA Test and Prostate Changes

Prostate Cancer

Clinical Trials

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies ⁶

Finding a Doctor, Support Groups, or Other Organizations

How To Find a Doctor or Treatment Facility If You Have Cancer ⁷ (also in Spanish)
Cancer Support Groups: Questions and Answers ⁸
National Organizations That Offer Services to People With Cancer and Their Families ⁹ (also in Spanish)

Cancer Treatment and Supportive Care

Radiation Therapy and You ¹⁰ (also in Spanish)
Understanding Radiation Therapy: What To Know About External Beam Radiation Therapy ¹¹ (also in Spanish)
Understanding Radiation Therapy: What To Know About Brachytherapy (A Type of Internal Radiation Therapy) ¹² (also in Spanish)
Chemotherapy and You ¹³ (also in Spanish)
Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers ¹⁴ (also in Spanish)
Eating Hints for Cancer Patients ¹⁵ (also in Spanish)
Pain Control ¹⁶ (also in Spanish)

Coping With Cancer

Taking Time: Support for People with Cancer ¹⁷
Managing Radiation Therapy Side Effects: What Women Can Do About Changes in Sexuality and Fertility ¹⁸ (also in Spanish)
Managing Radiation Therapy Side Effects: What To Do About Changes When You Urinate ¹⁹ (also in Spanish)
Managing Radiation Therapy Side Effects: What To Do When You Feel Weak or Tired (Fatigue) ²⁰ (also in Spanish)

Life After Cancer Treatment

Advanced or Recurrent Cancer

Complementary Medicine

Caregivers

Table of Links

¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/PSA

² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-prostate-changes

³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prostate-cancer-treatment-choices

⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/early-prostate

⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/prostate

⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/Taking-Part-in-Cancer-Treatment-Research-S
tudies

⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/doctor-facility

⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/support-groups

⁹ https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/factsheet/FactsheetSearch.aspx?FSType=8.1

¹⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/radiation-therapy-and-you

¹¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/ebrt

¹² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/brachytherapy

¹³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/chemotherapy-and-you

¹⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/cryosurgery

¹⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/eatinghints

¹⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/paincontrol

¹⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/takingtime

¹⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/women-fertility

¹⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/urination

²⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wtk/fatigue

²¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/life-after-treatment

²² http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/followup

²³ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/make-a-difference

²⁴ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/advancedcancer

²⁵ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Cancer-Returns

²⁶ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/thinking-about-CAM

²⁷ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/therapy/CAM

²⁸ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-someone-you-love-is-treated

²⁹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Advanced-Cancer

³⁰ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/Facing-Forward-When-Someone-You-Love-Has-Com
pleted-Cancer-Treatment

³¹ http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/caring-for-the-caregiver