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This 36-page guide covers everything you need to understand as a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient. From explanations of the disease and how it works, to treatment options, side effects, questions you might ask your healthcare team, support resources, and more

If you're newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, use the Medical Information Worksheet to track important information about your diagnosis.

These questions are to help someone who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer begin to make a plan with their healthcare team. Consider using a notebook to record test results, treatments, and upcoming appointments to feel more organized. Having all important information together may help reduce some of the stress of a prostate cancer diagnosis.

This free PDF download explains metastatic prostate cancer (stage IV), as well as stage III (locally advanced) disease. Details include terms used to describe the disease, various treatments, statistics, bone health, and living with the disease. Print the one-pager (double-sided) at home, or forward via email.

Questions for your doctor to when living with advanced prostate cancer, to make a plan and manage the disease. Advanced prostate cancer has spread to other parts of the body, and is also known as metastatic or stage IV.

A summary of 2023's top prostate cancer news, research, and support programs of interest to those who have advanced or metastatic prostate cancer.

Statistics show that Black men have higher risk of getting prostate cancer and dying from it. This infographic puts the numbers into practical terms, for those who want to better understand the real impact of the disease on the African American community.

ZERO's Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative Virtual Support Group provides Black/African American prostate cancer patients and survivors a private and safe space in which they can share their experiences and gain community and support from one another.

Learn more about ZERO's efforts to achieve health equity, including through the Black Men's Prostate Cancer Initiative programs.

The purpose of this guide is to provide caregivers with tools, tips, resources, coping strategies, and support when supporting someone fighting or living with prostate cancer. Putting your own needs aside while you care for your loved one will not work in the long term. You have the right to take pride in what you’re doing, you have the right to seek help from others, and you have the right to maintain some bit of normalcy from your life before your loved one was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Has a loved one been diagnosed with prostate cancer? This one-page guide provides quick tips and resources so you can take care of your needs as a caregiver.

A Forum for Her, a support group for female care partners of people diagnosed with prostate cancer, provides a safe space for women to discuss their own needs and challenges that can come after a loved one’s diagnosis. Conversations are confidential and care partners are able to explore and share feelings without judgment.

This one-page summary of the PSA blood test explains one of the key parts of detecting prostate cancer early. Download it to print at home or email, or view the document in your web browser.

This chart shows how PSA levels change with age, and how various risk factors can inform your decision-making process when discussing prostate cancer testing with your doctor.

A one-page overview of high-risk patients and early detection from the "Ask the Doctor" educational series. View it online, or download it to your computer for printing at home or sending to others.

A one-page overview of how biomarkers and family history help identify individuals who have higher risk of prostate cancer, from the "Ask the Doctor" educational series. View it online, or download it to your computer for printing at home or sending to others.

Print and fill out this one-page worksheet to collect details of cancer in your family's medical history, then have a conversation with your healthcare team about how your genetic history impacts your risk of having prostate cancer.

Early stage or localized prostate cancer refers to cancer that is still confined to the prostate. Learn more and find questions to ask your doctor so you understand your diagnosis and treatment options.

This one-page sheet helps those who have solid-tumor cancer ask their healthcare team about biomarker testing, including clinical trial options. Providers can also use the guid to teach patients how test results can inform decisions about next steps in their treatment plan.

The future of treating prostate cancer is likely to be personalized, precision medicine that matches the specific characteristics of your cancer cells. Learn about the current state of targeted therapy research in this one-page primer document.

Published in partnership with ZERO Cancer, PatientResource.com includes an extensive prostate cancer guide that is written for ease of understanding and is offered in full as both a website and in printed publications.

If chemotherapy might a treatment option for you, use this list of questions to ask your doctor so you have the information you need.

Patients often don't realize they are eligible for available clinical trials, regardless of what stage their disease is at. This one-page guide offers questions to ask your doctor or a clinical trial coordinator.

If hormone therapy is a treatment option for you, use this list of questions to ask your doctor so you have the information you need.

This one-pager discusses how doctors can empower patients with clear communication and information sharing, as part of the "Ask the Doctor" educational series. View it online, or download it to your computer for printing at home or sending to others.

Prostate cancer imaging is an evolving field. Ultrasound, bone scan, MRI scan, CT scan, and PET/CT scan are all considered for various reasons. Learn more and find questions to ask your doctor so you know which imaging scans are right for you.

This one-pager discusses survivorship (the process of living with prostate cancer after completing primary treatment), as part of the "Ask the Doctor" educational series. View it online, or download it to your computer for printing at home or sending to others.

Know what patients prioritize, based on patient feedback at ZERO's events, surveys, focus groups, and testimonials. View it online, or download it to your computer for printing at home or sending to others.

These 3" x 5" pocket cards are a quick reference for telling people who are unfamiliar with prostate cancer what the disease is, as well as actions they can take.

This one-page, double-sided fact sheet explains the prostate location, how cancer is detected, risk factors, treatments, questions for your doctor, and survivorship. The PDF is a free download, and you can also request printed materials sent to you by mail for free.

View the Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Infographic in PDF and full-text versions. The two diseases have more in common than meets the eye, including similar rates of diagnosis, long-term outlooks, importance of early detection, and health equity issues.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American men after skin cancer. Learning more can help you better understand the disease and share information with others.

This one-page document summarizes basic facts about prostate cancer, including mortality rates, national statistics, survivorship, testing, and more.

These single-page informational sheets explain what to expect when joining a ZERO Us TOO support group, as well as when beginning to lead a small group in your community.

This one-page summary explains the specific challenges veterans face with prostate cancer, and what ZERO is doing to help.

This one-page flyer explains the variety of free support programs and educational resources ZERO offers a for patients and caregivers in the prostate cancer community. Download and print, or request it shipped to you by mail.

¿Recién le han diagnosticado cáncer de próstata? No está solo. Esta guía le ofrece información fácil de comprender sobre el cáncer de próstata y una variedad de recursos de apoyo que le pueden interesar a usted y a su familia.

Este documento de una página resume datos básicos sobre el cáncer de próstata, incluidas tasas de mortalidad, estadísticas nacionales, supervivencia, pruebas y más.

No está solo. ZERO ofrece recursos de ayuda gratuitos a aquellas personas que padecen cáncer de próstata. Recursos de ZERO para pacientes y cuidadores.

¿Le acaban de diagnosticar cáncer de próstata? Utilice esta hoja de trabajo para realizar un seguimiento de la información básica sobre su diagnóstico y atención medicas.

¿Le acaban de diagnosticar cáncer de próstata? Utilice esta lista de preguntas para hacerle a su médico y ayudarle a mantenerse al día en sus citas.

¿Le acaban de diagnosticar cáncer de próstata? Utilice esta hoja de trabajo para realizar un seguimiento de la información básica sobre su diagnóstico y atención medicas.

El antecedente familiar es un factor de riesgo para el cáncer de próstata. Inicie un diálogo con su familia y complete esta herramienta de su árbol genealógico. Luego comparta esta información con sus seres queridos y su médico.

Obtenga más información sobre nuestro grupo de apoyo para el cáncer de próstata para personas de habla hispana.

ZERO's Director of Patient Programs, Jeremy Patch, sits down with ZERO360 case manager, Beth Scott to discuss how ZERO360 provides support to prostate cancer patients and their loved ones.

Join thousands of others in the online ZERO community, and find the support of those who've faced the same things you've faced on your prostate cancer journey.

ZERO has a large library of educational webinars and videos touching on topics from treatment, side effects, research and more related to prostate cancer.

Tune in to one of our podcasts covering hot topics in prostate cancer—from sex and dating after a prostate cancer diagnosis to stories from patients and survivors, health equity in the Black community, and candid conversations with rock 'n roll legend, Jay Jay French.

A prostate cancer diagnosis can be financially devastating. Understand what resources are available to help you and your family pay for your care.

Veterans are a high-risk group for prostate cancer. Learn more about ZERO supports Veterans with prostate cancer.

The Cancer Experience Registry is an online research study hosted by cancersupportcommunity.org to collect support and educational needs of those in the prostate cancer community.