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Resources and Publications

Please visit Prostate Cancer Publications Available Online for a complete list of documents in PDF and HTML formats.

Please visit Scientific Articles about Prostate Cancer for a complete list of scientific articles by CDC authors.

Download the 2008/2009 Prostate Cancer Initiatives Fact Sheet (PDF-490KB).

CDC Publications

• Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide
  Are you thinking about getting screened for prostate cancer or do you know someone who is? This 17-page guide is designed to help a man decide whether screening is right for him by describing the prostate, prostate cancer, and the screening tests in an easy-to-read question and answer format.



• Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide for African Americans
  This informed decision making guide targets African-American men. At all ages, African-American men die of prostate cancer more often than other men do. The reasons for the variation among groups are unknown, making it critical that African-American men know the facts about prostate cancer and the available screening tests.



• La Detección del Cáncer de Próstata: Una Guía para Hispanos en los Estados Unidos (PDF-512KB)
  This 24-page booklet, written in Spanish, provides basic information and encourages Hispanic men to decide whether screening is the right choice for them.



• Screening for Prostate Cancer: Sharing the Decision
  This slide presentation helps physicians explain prostate cancer and screening to patients more effectively.

Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.