Resources
These links are ones some of our members have found helpful. UsTOO does not endorse the content or services provided.
Use these links to skip ahead to sections of interest:
- About prostate cancer & treatment
- Financial & legal
- For veterans
- Alaska-specific
- Survivorship
- Other resource and support organizations
About prostate cancer & treatment
- Prostate Cancer, Early Stage: Free booklet about treatment from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukranian)
- Prostate Cancer, Advanced Stage: Free booklet about treatment from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (English, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukranian)
- Assistance Speaking to Your Doctor about Treatment
- Balancing Work & Cancer webinars
- Brotherhood of the Balloon
- Build My Patient Treatment Binder
- Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment
Financial & legal
- CancerCare Co-Payment Assistance Foundation
- Cure Magazine Financial Assistance Guide
- Financial Assistance at Providence
- Financial Resources for Cancer Patients
- Legal Resources for Cancer Patients
- Medical Assistance Tool (learn about and access pharmaceutical patient assistance programs)
- Triage Cancer finances toolkit
Alaska-specific
- List of all 28 hospitals in Alaska with links to their websites
- Alaska Cancer Partnership
- Alaska Cancer Partnership Support Links
- Alaska Cancer Survivors Day
- Alaska Health Fairs low cost blood tests in a variety of communities statewide (scroll to bottom of page)
- WOW Fund: financial assist grants for those who live on the Kenai Peninsula; contact Box 39653, Ninilchik 99635 or lopemank@yahoo.com
For veterans
- ZERO Veterans Resource Page
- ZERO’s Veterans Prostate Cancer 101 Brochure, a comprehensive starting point for veterans managing prostate cancer.
- ZERO’s Webinars for Veterans:
- Using Your VA Benefits
- What Veterans Need to Know About Prostate Cancer
Survivorship
- Cancer and diet
- The Cancer Survival Toolbox
- Care Planning for Cancer Survivors
- Consumer Reports Guide to Stronger Bones
- Live Strong
- National Institute on Aging Four Types of Exercise Can Improve Your Health and Physical Ability
- Strong Women Strong Bones (weights and balance workout to maintain bone strength)
Other resource and support organizations
- American Cancer Society
- Male Care
- National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions
- National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Centers
- Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians
- Urology Care Foundation
- UsToo National Headquarters (ZERO Prostate Cancer)
If you find any of these links no longer active or containing other than the expected material, please let us know at ustooak@gmail.com.