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Brazilian Portuguese Early-stage Prostate Cancer

Câncer de próstata localizado: guia do paciente

Como diagnosticar, fazer o exame preventivo, tratar e manejar o câncer de próstata localizado, incluindo a perspectiva de um paciente. (Early-stage Prostate Cancer Patient Guide)… more

Brazilian Portuguese Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me? Brochure

Devo fazer o rastreio de câncer de próstata?

Um folheto de três dobras que revisa o câncer de próstata, seus riscos e as informações sobre o rastreio de câncer. (Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me? Brochure)… more

Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Guide For Order

Advanced Prostate Cancer

Order available (US ONLY). In this patient guide, patients are provided with information about advanced prostate cancer to help during their prostate cancer journey. Content includes how to diagnose, screen, treat and manage advanced prostate cancer, including a patient perspective.… more

Prostate Health Playbook- Order

Prostate Health Playbook

Order this football-themed prostate health resource covering prostatitis, BPH, incontinence as well as information on prostate cancer to include screening and treatment options.… more

Urologic Cancer Cookbook

Living Healthy Cookbook with Information about Urologic Cancers

Part of managing cancer includes a healthy diet and lifestyle. This educational cookbook has recipes from celebrity chefs and is designed to help those affected by urologic cancers.… more

Urologic Cancer Cookbook

Living Healthy Cookbook with Information about Urologic Cancers

Part of managing cancer includes a healthy diet and lifestyle. This educational cookbook has recipes from celebrity chefs and is designed to help those affected by urologic cancers.… more

Advanced Prostate Cancer

Advanced Prostate Cancer

Download this patient guide.… more

Early-stage Prostate Cancer

Early-stage Prostate Cancer

How to diagnose, screen, treat and manage early-stage prostate cancer, including a patient perspective.… more

Prostate Health Playbook

Prostate Health Playbook

Download this football-themed prostate health resource covering prostatitis, BPH, incontinence as well as information on prostate cancer to include screening and treatment options.… more

Kidney Cancer Patient Guide

Kidney Cancer Patient Guide

Download this patient guide.… more

Undescended Testicles

Undescended Testicles

Download this patient guide.… more

Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)

Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)

Download the Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) Patient Guide.… more

Gujarati Early-stage Prostate Cancer

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટ કૅન્્સરનો પ્્રાાંરભિક તબક્કો દર્ દી માટ ેની માર્્ગદર્્શશિકા

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટકૅન્્સર U.S.માંપુરૂષોમાટે કૅન્્સરથી થતામૃત્્યયુનુંબીજું અગ્રણી કારણગણાય છે, મોટાભાગનાપુરૂષોજેઓને વહેલી ખબર પડે છે તેઓ લાંબુ જીવન જીવી શકે છે. (Early-stage Prostate Cancer Patient Guide)… more

Gujarati Kidney Masses Patient Guide

મૂત્રપિંડ કૅન્્સરનાં દર્ દીઓ માટેની માર્્ગદર્્શશિકા

તમારા ડૉકટરે હમણાં જતમને સમાચાર આપ્્યયાાંછે કે તમારા મૂત્રપિંડમાં વૃદ્ધિ થઈ છે.તે શું છે અને એનો તમારા માટે શું અર્્થથાય છે? આપણાં મૂત્રપિંડનું મુખ્્યકાર્્યઆપણા લોહીને ફિલ્્ટર (શુદ્ધકરવાનું) છે.કેટલીક વખત આપણાં મૂત્રપિંડની અંદર આપણને માસ(વૃદ્ધિ અથવા ટ્યૂમર) થયેલો જોવા મળે છે. (Kidney Cancer Patient Guide)… more

Gujarati BPH Patient Guide

બિનાઇન પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટિક હાયપરપ્્લલા ઝિયા (BPH) દર્ દી માર્્ગદર્્શશિકા

જોતમારુુંબિનાઇન પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટિક હાયપરપ્્લલાઝિયા (BPH)નું નિદાન થયું હોય, જે વિસ્્તતારિત પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટતરીકે વધુ જાણીતું છે, તોતમે એવા એકલા વ્્યક્્તતિનથી જેનું નિદાન થયું હોય.પુરુષોમાં તેઓની વયને કારણે થતી આ સામાન્્યસ્્થથિતિછે.વાસ્્તવમાં, 51 અને 60 વ ર્્ષની વચ્્ચચેની વયના લગભગઅડધા પુરુષોBPH ધરાવે છે.80 વર્્ષથી વધુ વયના 90 ટકા પુરુષોતે ધરાવે છે. (BPH Patient Guide)… more

Gujarati VUR Patient Guide

VUR દર્ દી માર્્ગદર્્શશિકા

ઘણા લોકોએ એસિડ રીફ્્લક્્સવિશે સાંભળ્્યુુંહશે. જ્્યયારે પેટમાં એસિડ વધે છે ત્્યયારે છાતીના ભાગે દુખાવો અથવા બળતરા થાય છે. શરીરમાં થતા રીફ્્લક્્સનો આ કંઈ એકમાત્ર પ્રકાર નથી. મૂત્રાશયમાં પણરીફ્્લક્્સહોઈ શકે છે, મૂત્રાશયના રીફ્્લક્્સમાં પેશાબ નીચે જવાને બદલે ઉપર જાય છે. જ્્યયારે પેશાબ મૂત્રાશયમાંથી કિડની તરફપાછળની તરફવહે છે ત્્યયારે તેને વેસિક્યુરેટરલરીફ્્લક્્સ(VUR) કહેવામાં આવે છે. (Vesicouretal Reflux (VUR) Patient Guide)… more

Gujarati Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Guide

એડવાન્્સ્્ડ પ્રોસ્ ્ટટૅટ કૅન્્સરદર્ દી માર્્ગદર્્શન

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટકૅન્્સર એ યુનાઇટેડ સ્્ટટેટ્્સમાં પુરુષોમાં બીજું સૌથી સામાન્્યકૅન્્સર છે. નવમાંથી એક પુરૂષને તેમના જીવનકાળ દરમિયાન પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટકૅન્્સર હોવાનું નિદાન થાય છે. વૃદ્ધપુરુષોઅને આફ્રિકન અમેરિકન પુરુષોમાં પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટકૅન્્સર થવાની શક્યતા વધુ હોય છે. (Advanced Prostate Cancer Patient Guide)… more

Italian Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me? Brochure

Lo screening del cancro alla prostata è indicato per me? Opuscolo

Un opuscolo pieghevole a tre falde che analizza il cancro alla prostata e i relativi rischi e fornisce informazioni sullo screening del cancro. (Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me? Brochure)… more

Italian Prostate Health Playbook

Salute della prostata - Playbook

Una risorsa sulla salute della prostata a tema sportivo che copre la prostatite, l’IPB e lo screening del cancro alla prostata, il trattamento e la vita dopo il cancro alla prostata. (Prostate Health Playbook)… more

Italian Early-stage Prostate Cancer

Cancro prostatico localizzato: una guida per il paziente.

Modalità di diagnosi, screening, trattamento e gestione del cancro prostatico localizzato; è compresa una prospettiva del paziente. (Early-stage Prostate Cancer Patient Guide)… more

UrologyHealth extra® – Navigating Prostate Cancer

UrologyHealth extra® – Navigating Prostate Cancer

Download this special issue focusing on prostate cancer that includes information for patients and caregivers on risk factors, healthy living tips and more.… more

UrologyHealth extra Navigating Prostate Cancer

UrologyHealth extra – Navigating Prostate Cancer

Order this special issue focusing on prostate cancer that includes information for patients and caregivers on risk factors, healthy living tips and more.… more

Advanced Prostate Cancer What You Should Know Fact Sheet-Order

Advanced Prostate Cancer – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Order a review of advanced prostate cancer to include its stages and risk factors.… more

Prostate Cancer Screening What You Should Know-Order

Prostate Cancer Screening What You Should Know

Order this patient-friendly prostate cancer screening fact sheet to be shipped free in the United States. This fact sheet is used to aid in decision making about prostate cancer screening.… more

Prostate Cancer Screening Talking to Your Health Care Team Assessment Tool

Prostate Cancer Screening Talking to Your Health Care Team Assessment Tool

Download this free patient-friendly screening assessment tool designed to self-assess symptoms to help guide conversations with your health care team about prostate cancer screening. … more

Prostate Cancer Screening What You Should Know

Prostate Cancer Screening What You Should Know

Download this free patient-friendly fact sheet to aid in decision making about prostate cancer screening.… more

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

A review of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to include general information, benefits, risks and side effects. … more

Treatment Intensification for Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (HSPC) - Talking to Your Doctor Fact Sheet

Treatment Intensification for Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (HSPC) - Talking to Your Doctor Fact Sheet

Learn about treatment intensification for Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer and questions to ask your doctor.… more

Treatment for Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (HSPC) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Treatment for Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (HSPC) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Learn about Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer, common treatments and what to expect after treatment.… more

Genetic Testing for Kidney Cancer – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Genetic Testing for Kidney Cancer – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

A description about genetic testing for kidney cancer and how genetic test results may help patients make informed choices.… more

Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) Obstruction - What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) Obstruction - What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

Learn about Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) Obstruction, its causes, symptoms and common treatments.… more

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) - Talking to Your Doctor Fact Sheet

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) - Talking to Your Doctor Fact Sheet

Learn about how to talk to your doctor Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer.… more

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Learn about Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer, who should receive ADT, how is ADT given and the benefits, risks and side effects of ADT. … more

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment Fact Sheet

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Treatment Fact Sheet

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate, is common for men as they age. BPH itself may not need any treatment, but if it starts to cause problems, treatment may help.… more

Bladder Exstrophy What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

Bladder Exstrophy – What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

Bladder exstrophy is a rare birth defect. On average, it occurs in about 1 out of every 50,000 live births. It is slightly more common in males than females. It is a condition where the bladder and parts around it form inside-out. … more

Salvage Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Salvage Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Learn about salvage radiation therapy (SRT) as a type of cancer treatment given to men who had their prostate removed yet their prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels begin to rise.… more

Genomic Diagnostic Testing for Prostate Cancer

Genomic Diagnostic Testing for Prostate Cancer

Learn about genomic testing and how it may impact prostate cancer.… more

Advanced Prostate Cancer What You Should Know

Advanced Prostate Cancer – What You Should Know

A review of advanced prostate cancer to include its stages and risk factors.… more

Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Treatment

Treatment for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

This fact sheet covers the treatments you may want to discuss with your doctor if you are diagnosed with early-stage, localized prostate cancer.… more

Early-Stage Prostate Cancer What You Should Know

Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know

Learn more about Early-Stage Prostate Cancer using this fact sheet.… more

Urine Color - What You Should Know

Urine Color - What You Should Know

A fact sheet about the meaning behind the color of urine for people of all ages to know when to drink more, what can change urine color and when to talk with a doctor about urine color.… more

Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

A concise summary about Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer to help patients understand this stage, to include treatment.… more

Combination Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer

Combination Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer Fact Sheet

Summary of combination immunotherapy for renal cell carcinoma including treatment, adverse reactions and questions to ask the health care team.… more

Hypospadias

Hypospadias – What Parents Should Know

A short summary of Hypospadias, including signs, diagnosis, treatments and questions to ask your child’s doctor.… more

Varicoceles

Varicoceles - What You Should Know

Designed for teen boys and men to explain this condition, causes, treatments and address frequently asked questions.… more

mCRPC - What You Should Know

Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) - What You Should Know Fact Sheet

A concise summary of Metastatic Castration –Resistant Prostate Cancer to help patients understand this stage of prostate cancer.… more

nmCRPC - What You Should Know

Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (nmCRPC) – What You Should Know

A concise summary of Non-metastatic Castration–Resistant Prostate Cancer to help patients understand this stage of prostate cancer.… more

Prostatectomy- What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Prostatectomy – What You Should Know Fact Sheet

A review of prostatectomy for prostate cancer treatment to include general information, benefits, risks and side effects. … more

Men with a Higher Risk for Prostate Cancer

Men with a Higher Risk for Prostate Cancer – What You Should Know

Learn about which men may have a higher risk for prostate cancer as well as about screening and treatment. … more

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer What You Should Know

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer - What You Should Know

Learn about genetic testing and how it may impact prostate cancer.… more

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer Talking to Your Doctor

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer – Talking to Your Doctor

At many stages in the cancer journey, genetic tests may help. This fact sheet may help prepare those impacted by prostate cancer to talk to the health care team.… more

Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

A review of advanced prostate cancer to include its stages and treatment options.… more

Pediatric Urology Basics

Pediatric Urology Basics

The basics about urinary function in children with notes section to help patients, parents and health care teams.… more

Prostate Basics

Prostate Basics

The basics about prostate function and prostate cancer with notes section to help patients and health care teams.… more

Kidney Basics

Kidney Basics

The basics about kidney function, kidney stones and kidney cancer with notes section to help patients and health care teams.… more

Gujarati Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me?

શું પ્રોસ્્ટટેટ કેન્્સરનું સ્ક્રીનિંગ મારા માટે યોગ્્ય છે?

"સ્ક્રીનિંગ" મતલબ કેતમનેકોઇપણ લક્ષણો ન હોય તેમ છતાં રોગમાટેપરીક્ષણ કરાવવું. પ્રોસ્્ટટેટકેન્્સર માટેતપાસ કરાવવાની પસંદગી કરવી એ વ્્યક્્તતિગતબાબતછેઅનેતેનેગંભીરતાથી લેવી જોઇએ. (Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for Me? Fact Sheet)… more

Gujarati Bedwetting – What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

બાળકોમાં પથારી ભીની થવી માતા-પિ તાએ શું જાણવું જોઈએ

જ્્યયારે બાળકો ઊંઘમાં નિયંત્રણ વગર પેશાબ કરે છે, તેને નૉક્્ટર્્નલ એનુરેસીસ (nocturnal enuresis) કહેવામાં આવે છે. તે બેડ વેટિંગ તરીકે પણ જાણીતું છે. યુ.એસ.માં 50 લાખથી વધુ બાળકોને બેડ વેટિંગની સમસ્્યયા છે. (Bedwetting – What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet)… more

Gujarati UPJ – What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

યુરેટેરોપેલ્્વવિક જંકશન (UPJ) અવરોધ માતા-પિતાએ શું જાણવું જોઈએ

યુરેટેરોપેલ્્વવિક જંકશન (UPJ) અવરોધમાં કિડનીનો ભાગ અવરોધિત થાય છે. મોટેભાગે તે રીનલ પેલ્્વવિસ (બસ્્તતિપ્રદેશ) પર અવરોધિત થાય છે. આ એ જગ્્યયાછે જ્્યયાાંકિડની યુરીટર (મૂત્રવાહિની) (પેશાબને મૂત્રાશયમાં લઈ જતી નળીઓ)માંથી એક સાથે જોડાય છે. (UPJ – What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet)… more

Gujarati Kidney Health Basics

કિડની (મૂત્રપિંડ) વિશેની મૂળભૂત માહિતી

કિડની (મૂત્રપિંડ) બે બીન આકારના અવયવો છે જે પાંસળીના પાંજરાની નીચે પાછળ મધ્્યમાં આવેલી છે. આપણી કિડની (મૂત્રપિંડ) મુખ્્યત્્વવેઆપણુુંલોહી સાફ કરે છે, પ્રવાહીને સંતુલિત કરે છે, પેશાબ તરીકે કચરો દૂર કરે છે, શરીરના જરૂરી રસાયણો અને ઇલેક્ટ્રોલાઇટ્્સને સંતુલિત રાખે છે અને આપણા બ્્લડ પ્રેશરને સ્્થથિર રાખવા માટે હોર્મોન્્સબનાવે છે, રક્્તકણો બનાવે છે અને આપણા હાડકાંને મજબૂત રાખે છે. (Kidney Health Basics Fact Sheet)… more

Gujarati Prostate Basics

પ્રો સ્્ટટૅટન ી મૂળભૂત બાબતો

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટનું મુખ્્ય કામ વીર્્ય માટે પ્રવાહી બનાવવાનું છે. તેનું કદ અખરોટજેવડું હોયછે અને તેનું વજન એક ઔંસ કે તેની આસપાસ હોયછે. તે મૂત્રાશયની નીચે અને રેક્્ટમ (મળાશય)ની સામે હોયછે. (Prostate Basics Fact Sheet)… more

Gujarati Prostate Cancer Prostatectomy Know FS

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટેક્્ટટોમિ તમારે શું જાણવું જોઇએ

પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટને દૂર કરવાની શસ્ત્રક્રિયાને સંપૂર્્ણપ્રોસ્્ટટૅટેક્્ટટોમિકહેવામાં આવે છે. જોપ્રોસ્્ટટૅટકૅન્્સર પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટની બહાર ફેલાતું ન હોય તોશસ્ત્રક્રિયા મોટેભાગે સારોવિકલ્્પછે. શસ્ત્રક્રિયા દરમિયાન, પ્રોસ્્ટટૅટગ્રંથિ, સેમિનલ વેસિકલ્્સઅને ગ્રંથિની આસપાસના કેટલાક ટિશ્્યયૂદૂર કરવામાં આવે છે. (Prostatectomy – What You Should Know Fact Sheet)… more

Italian Varicoceles What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Varicocele - Cosa dovresti sapere

Pensato per spiegare a uomini adulti e adolescenti questa condizione, le sue cause e i trattamenti, e per rispondere alle domande frequenti.… more

Italian Circumcision: What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet

Circoncisione - Guida per i genitori

I genitori che stanno valutando la circoncisione possono apprendere informazioni sulla procedura, sui rischi e sul processo di guarigione. (Circumcision: What Parents Should Know Fact Sheet)… more

Italian Genomic Testing for Prostate Cancer

Test diagnostici genomici per il cancro alla prostata

Una descrizione dei test diagnostici genomici per il cancro alla prostata che consente ai pazienti di compiere scelte informate sui trattamenti.… more

Italian Prostate Cancer Screening Assessment Tool

Screening del cancro alla prostata - Strumento di valutazione

I pazienti possono utilizzare questa lista di controllo per prendere la decisione migliore in merito allo screening del cancro alla prostata. (Prostate Cancer Screening Assessment Tool)… more

Italian Prostatitis - What You Should Know

Prostatite - tutto quello che dobbiamo sapere

La prostatite è un’infezione o infiammazione della prostata, che si avverte principalmente nella zona pelvica o in prossimità della stessa, in genere tra lo scroto e l’ano.(Prostatitis - What You Should Know Fact Sheet)… more

Prostate Cancer Screening Assessment Tool- Order

Prostate Cancer Screening Assessment Tool

Order this patient-friendly screening assessment tool to be shipped free in the United States; designed to self-assess symptoms to help guide conversations with your health care team about prostate cancer screening. … more

Health Screenings Every Latino Man Should Know Poster

Health Screenings Every Latino Man Should Know Poster

Did you know Latino men are at higher risk for many health issues? This free download includes numbers and screenings to help Latino men keep their health in check.… more

Combination Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer

Combination Immunotherapy for Kidney Cancer

A graphic description of combination immunotherapy for renal cell carcinoma to include risks and benefits.… more

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer

Genetic Testing for Prostate Cancer

In this patient education video from the Urology Care Foundation, we discuss the basics of genetic testing for prostate cancer.… more

Survivors Patients and Caregivers Talk About Prostate Cancer

Survivors: Patients & Caregivers Talk About Prostate Cancer

Survivors as patients and caregivers talk about their journey and how education can help take away from the fears that come with cancer.… more