Prostate Cancer Research Program at UNMC
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men. The American Cancer Society estimates that 184,500 American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998 in the United States. Cancer of the prostate gland, located beneath the bladder and surrounding the male urethra, is most common among African-American men. It is also found most frequently in men between the ages of 60 and 80.
Prostate cancer is curable if diagnosed early. A large part of the battle against prostate cancer is finding the disease early, before it is able to grow and spread to other parts of the body. Physicians employ several methods to diagnose prostate cancer: blood and urine tests, x-rays and digital rectal exams.
The Prostate Cancer Research Program at UNMC was initiated in 1993. Enhancement of the ongoing Prostate Cancer Research Program is one of the strategic goals of the College of Medicine and the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. Currently, the program has more than 20 faculty members from various basic science and clinical departments, and the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases. The research group meetings are under the leadership of Dr. Ming-Fong Lin who has developed a unique cell model system for studying the molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of prostate carcinomas.
Other useful links about prostate cancer:
Northwest Prostate Institute - An informative resource from Northwest Hospital in Seattle, Washington.
Prostate.com - Resource with mission "to provide free, easy to understand, accurate and up to date information about prostate cancer." Contains abstracts from select recent journal articles, discussion threads, and conference summaries.
WellnessWeb: Men's Health Center - Patient-directed information on all aspects of prostate cancer.
Uronet - A prostate cancer resource for urologists.
College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio U.: Prostate Cancer (1.2 meg .au file).
Prostate Cancer Foundation: The Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate.
VoxMedica: The Prostate Cancer InfoLink.
The Prostate Net: A website for prostate cancer survivors. | 
