Educated Patient: Prostate Cancer

Description
The complete guide to understanding prostate cancer.
The Educated Patient: Prostate Cancer app is designed to provide patients with prostate cancer and their families and caregivers with the information and resources they need to better understand and manage all stages of prostate cancer.
The app includes tips and answers to common questions about prostate cancer, an illustrated guide to prostate cancer, a personalized journal section, and news, resources, and expert answers about prostate cancer. Keep track of symptoms, medications, improvements in urinary continence, and stay up to date on the latest news on Twitter about prostate cancer. Find answers to your questions about all aspects of prostate cancer, and take notes about medical procedures using the anatomy diagrams.

The Educated Patient: Prostate Cancer app offers:
Tips and Answers
Use this section to get answers to the most common questionsabout prostate cancer:
· Overview: General information about cancer and about prostate cancer

· Newly Diagnosed: Information for those newly diagnosed with prostate cancer and their caregivers, including prostate cancer diagnosis and staging, and how to find a doctor

· Treatment: Factors to consider in selecting treatment, including types of treatment and side effects

· Survivorship: Information and resources on living with cancer and caring for someone with cancer

· Research: Everything you need to know about cancer clinical trials and how to find a clinical trial


Prostate Cancer Illustrated Guide
Use the Prostate Cancer Illustrated guide to learn about prostate cancer, its diagnosis, and treatment:
· Click the “Pen” button to write on the diagrams

· “Erase” clears any marks on the diagram

· The “Notes” button opens a window to type notes in—a handy place to jot notes when discussing treatment with your doctor, for instance

· “Save” any notes or drawings you have made

· “Email” your notes and drawings to keep a record of them

· “Archive” stores your saved illustration files


News and Journal section
In this section you’ll find:
· Twitter Top Trends: Stay current on Twitter news feeds about cancer and prostate cancer

· Question of the Month: Submit a question about cancer or prostate cancer to our experts

· Community Resources: Connect with cancer-related groups with these convenient links

· My Journal: Use these quick links to access the full journal page for recording medications, symptoms, and notes, and for tracking changes in urinary continence


Journal
Personalize your Prostate Cancer app with this Journal:
· Medications: Record and schedule your medications

· Symptoms: Keep track of your symptoms daily, and record their severity with this sliding scale of 1 (mild) to 10 (severe)

· Notes: Jot down notes and reminders

· Continence Tracker: Keep track of improvements in urinary continence by recording the number of continence pads you use each day

· Email Report:

o View and email reports of your medications, symptoms, and notes

o View and email graphs of improvements in urinary continence