After our diagnosis, many of us will start attending prostate cancer support groups at the hospital where we received treatment. Some of us may also call upon social workers, clergy, counselors or clergy members for advice and solace. Most of us will turn to friends and family.

Building a support network
You can't--and shouldn't--go through this alone. Here are some things you can do to build up your support network.

• Find doctors and facilities - in your area.
• Read stories about those who have been there before you, or those who are going through it with you.
• Check out the news on the latest research, clinical trials, drugs, etc.
• Find ways to connect with other people who have breast cancer.
• Search for additional sources of online and offline support

Giving back
Then, once we've beaten this thing, we'll find that the tables have turned. As cancer survivors, many of us will feel an incredible urge to help other men who have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

We will feel a desire to share our experiences in prostate cancer support groups and find ways to give back. We will feel a need to urge every man to get annual PSA and digital-rectal exams, and to enlist the women we know in making sure this happens.

Many of us will take this as a moral obligation and we will tell our stories of survival to the world—-and hope that others will listen.

See also

• Introduction
• Symptoms
• Causes and risk factors
• Detection
• Diagnosis
• Treatment options
• Coping with the aftermath
• Prostate Cancer Treatment and Support Malecare is the nationals leading nonprofit prostate cancer support and treatment information service organization. Website is huge and updated frequently.