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The English and Spanish language educational materials…

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Understanding Prostate Cancer

Many prostate cancer patients initially treat their prostate cancer with surgery. The following education materials provide information on what to expect before and after prostate cancer surgery.

Download education materials to learn more about different treatments for those with prostate cancer.

Learn effective methods for controlling pain caused by prostate cancer.

Learn about the side effects of prostate cancer treatment and get tips on how to manage them.

Other Educational Materials

*The English and Spanish language educational materials were made possible by a grant from the California Department of Justice, Antitrust Law Section from litigation settlement funds to benefit Californians diagnosed with cancer or their families.

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The information on this recording is based on the general experiences of many prostate cancer patients. Your experiences may be different. If you have any questions about what prostate cancer treatment services are covered by your health insurance, please contact your health care provider or health insurance provider.

Controlling Your Pain English (MP3 Format)

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Prostate Cancer Surgery

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Chemo Side Effects Part 1 – Audio Series

1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Anemia English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What is Anemia? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Anemia? English Spanish
6 How Do You Know If You May Have Anemia? English Spanish
7 How May Your Anemia Be Treated? English Spanish
8 What Can You Do To Manage Your Anemia? English Spanish
9 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
10 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Your Loss Of Appetite English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 Should You Eat Differently During Your Chemotherapy? English Spanish
5 How May Chemotherapy Change How You Eat? English Spanish
6 What Is Loss Of Appetite? English Spanish
7 How Long Will Your Loss Of Appetite Last? English Spanish
8 What Can You Do To Manage Your Loss Of Appetite? English Spanish
9 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
10 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Constipation English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is Constipation? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Constipation? English Spanish
6 How May Your Constipation Be Treated? English Spanish
7 What Can You Do To Manage Your Constipation? English Spanish
8 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
9 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Diarrhea English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is Diarrhea? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Diarrhea? English Spanish
6 What Can You Do To Manage Your Diarrhea? English Spanish
7 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
9 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Fatigue or Tiredness English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is Fatigue or Tiredness? English Spanish
5 How Do You Know If You Have Fatigue Or Tiredness? English Spanish
6 What Can You Do To Manage Your Fatigue? English Spanish
7 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
8 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Chemo Side Effects Part 2 – Audio Series

Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Hair Loss English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause You To Lose Your Hair? English Spanish
5 When Will You Start Losing Your Hair? English Spanish
6 How Much Hair Will You Lose? English Spanish
7 Is There Anything You Can Do To Keep From Losing Your Hair? English Spanish
8 How Long Will It Take For Your Hair To Grow Back? English Spanish
9 What Can You Do To Manage Your Hair Loss? English Spanish
10 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Infections English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is An Infection? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Raise Your Chance Of Getting An Infection? English Spanish
6 How May Your Low White Blood Cell Count Be Treated? English Spanish
7 What Can You Do To Lower Your Chance of Getting An Infection? English Spanish
8 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
9 What Have You Learned From Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Insomnia? English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is Insomnia? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Insomnia? English Spanish
6 What Can You Do To Manage Your Insomnia? English Spanish
7 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
8 What Have You Learned From Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Mouth Sores English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Are Mouth Sores? English Spanish
5 Why Does Chemotherapy Cause Mouth Sores? English Spanish
6 How May Your Mouth Sores Be Treated? English Spanish
7 What Can You Do To Manage Your Mouth Sores? English Spanish
8 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
9 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Managing Nausea And Vomiting English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording English Spanish
4 What Is Nausea And Vomiting? English Spanish
5 Why Do You Have Nausea And Vomiting? English Spanish
6 When May You Have Nausea And Vomiting? English Spanish
7 Are There Medicines You Can Take To Help Your Nausea And Vomiting? English Spanish
8 What Can You Do Manage Your Nausea And Vomiting? English Spanish
9 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
10 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Radiation Therapy and Prostate Cancer – Audio Series

Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Radiation Therapy and Prostate Cancer English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
4 What Is Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
5 How Is Radiation Therapy Given? English Spanish
6 Does Radiation Therapy Hurt? English Spanish
7 Can Radiation Therapy Be Used With Other Prostate Cancer Treatments? English Spanish
8 What Is A Radiation Oncologist? English Spanish
9 How Does My Radiation Oncologist Plan My Treatment? English Spanish
10 What Are The Risks of Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
11 How Long Does Radiation Therapy Take? English Spanish
12 How Can You Help Yourself During Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
13 Are There Side Effects With Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
14 Will Side Effects Limit What You Can Do? English Spanish
15 How Might You Feel During Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
16 What Does “Follow-up Care” Mean? English Spanish
17 What Doctor Will Handle Your Follow-up Care? English Spanish
18 What Should You Tell Your Doctor During Your Follow-up Visits? English Spanish
19 What Other Care Might You Need After Your Radiation Therapy? English Spanish
20 How Often Do You Need To See Your Doctor After Your Radiation Therapy Has Ended? English Spanish
21 How Can You Help Yourself After Your Radiation Therapy Is Over? English Spanish
22 Hints For Talking With Your Doctor English Spanish
23 What Kinds of Medical Information Should You Keep? English Spanish
24 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and You – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy And You English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn by Listening to this Recording English Spanish
4 What is Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Or IMRT? English Spanish
5 Who Will Help You During Your IMRT Treatment? English Spanish
6 What Do You Need To Do TO Get Ready For Your IMRT Treatment? English Spanish
7 How Long Does IMRT Treatment Last? English Spanish
8 What Will Happen During Your Daily IMRT Treatments? English Spanish
9 What Will Happen After Your Daily IMRT Treatments? English Spanish
10 When Should You Call The Doctor? English Spanish
11 Are There Side Effects With IMRT? English Spanish
12 What Side Effects Might You Have During or After Your IMRT Treatments? English Spanish
13 Will Side Effects From IMRT Limit Your Activity? English Spanish
14 What Can You Do To Take Care of Yourself During Therapy? English Spanish
15 Will You Be Able To Have Sex During and After Your IMRT Treatments? English Spanish
16 Will You Be Able To Have Children After IMRT? English Spanish
17 Will You Need To See Your Doctor After Your IMRT Treatment is Over? English Spanish
18 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Brachytherapy And You – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Brachytherapy And You English Spanish
2 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
3 What Is Brachytherapy? English Spanish
4 How Does Brachytherapy Work? English Spanish
5 What Do You Need To Do To Get Ready For Brachytherapy? English Spanish
6 How Are The Seeds Put In Your Body? English Spanish
7 What Should You Do Before You Go To The Hospital? English Spanish
8 What Will Happen The Day You Have Your Low Dose-Rate Seed Implant? English Spanish
9 What Will Happen The Day You Have Your High Dose-Rate Seed Implant? English Spanish
10 What Can You Expect When You Get Home From The Hospital? English Spanish
11 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
12 Are There Side Effects With Brachytherapy? English Spanish
13 What Side Effects May You Have After Your Seed Implant? English Spanish
14 Will You Be Radioactive? English Spanish
15 Are There Things You Should Remember About Having Seeds? English Spanish
16 Will You Be Able To Have Sex After Your Seed Implant? English Spanish
17 Will You Need To See Your Doctor After Your Seed Implant? English Spanish
18 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Kegel Exercises For Men – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Kegel Exercises For Men English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn by Listening to this Recording English Spanish
4 What Are Pelvic Floor Muscles? English Spanish
5 What Are Kegel Exercises? English Spanish
6 Why Should You Do Kegel Exercises? English Spanish
7 How Do You Find Your Pelvic Muscles? English Spanish
8 How Do You Do A Kegel Exercise? English Spanish
9 How Often Should You Do Kegel Exercises? English Spanish
10 When Should You Do Your Kegel Exercises? English Spanish
11 Can You Do Kegel Exercises If You Have A Catheter? English Spanish
12 Will Your Urine Leakage Stop If You Do Kegel Exercises? English Spanish
13 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Urinary Catheter Care And Prostate Cancer Treatment – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Urinary Catheter Care and Prostate Cancer Treatment English Spanish
2 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish
3 What Is A Urinary Catheter And Urine Collection Bags? English Spanish
4 Why Might You Need A Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
5 How Long Will You Have A Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
6 How Can You Help Yourself While You Have A Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
7 How Do You Clean Your Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
8 How Do You Use A Leg Bag? English Spanish
9 How Do You Use A Night Drainage Bag? English Spanish
10 How Do You Clean Your Urine Collection Bag? English Spanish
11 How Do You Fix Problems With Your Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
12 How Will Your Urinary Catheter Feel? English Spanish
13 Are There Side Effects From Having A Urinary Catheter? English Spanish
14 When Should You Call Your Doctor? English Spanish
15 What Happens When Your Catheter Is Taken Out? English Spanish
16 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Dealing With Erectile Dysfunction Before and After Prostate Cancer Treatment – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Dealing With Erectile Dysfunction During And After Prostate Cancer Treatment English Spanish
2 What Will You Learn By Listening To This Recording English Spanish
3 What Is Erectile Dysfunction? English Spanish
4 Why Does Erectile Dysfunction Happen With Prostate Cancer Treatment? English Spanish
5 How Soon After Prostate Cancer Treatment Can You Be Sexually Active Again? English Spanish
6 Can You Have An Orgasm Without An Erection? English Spanish
7 Can Anything Be Done For Erectile Dysfunction? English Spanish
8 How May Erectile Dysfunction Affect Your Sex Life? English Spanish
9 Are There Things You Can Do To Help Yourself If You Have Erectile Dysfunction? English Spanish
10 How May Erectile Dysfunction Affect Your Sexual Relationships? English Spanish
11 What Can You Do, As A Partner, Expect? English Spanish
12 What Have You Learned By Listening To This Recording? English Spanish

Hormone Therapy And Prostate Cancer Audio Series – Audio Series

*Spanish audio coming soon

Track Title Format
1 Introduction English Spanish
2 Hormone Therapy and Prostate Cancer English Spanish
3 What Will You Learn by Listening to this Recording English Spanish
4 What is Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
5 How Does Hormone Therapy Work English Spanish
6 Can Hormone Therapy Cure Your Prostate Cancer? English Spanish
7 When is Hormone Therapy Used for Prostate Cancer? English Spanish
8 How Can Your Testosterone Levels Be Lowered? English Spanish
9 What Kinds of Medicines Can be Used to Lower Your Testosterone? English Spanish
10 How Are Hormone Therapy Medicines Used? English Spanish
11 How Can You Lower Your Testosterone with Surgery? English Spanish
12 Are There Side Effects with Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
13 What Side Effects May You Have After You Start Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
14 Will Side Effects Limit What You Can Do? English Spanish
15 How Might You Feel During Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
16 What Things Should You Think About Before Starting Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
17 Will You Need To See Your Doctor During, and After Hormone Therapy? English Spanish
18 What Should You Tell Your Doctor During Your Checkups? English Spanish
19 Hints for Talking with Your Doctor English Spanish
20 Questions To Ask Your Doctor English Spanish
21 What Kinds of Medical Information Should You Keep? English Spanish
22 What Have You Learned By Listening to this Recording? English Spanish

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