Prostate Cancer - National Knowledge Week 2007

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Introduction Contents Resources Contributors

Resources

            STATISTICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY and DEMOGRAPHICS

              1. CRUK - Incidence [view]  
              2. CRUK - Mortality [view]
              3. CRUK - Survival [view] 
              4. National Statistics Online - Prostate cancer key statistics [view] 
              5. Prostate Cancer Risk Management - Statistics [view]


            GUIDELINES - sources and appraisal tools

              1. NICE - Cancer service guidance and guidelines [view]
              2. NICE - Technology appraisals [view]
              3. Guidelines Finder - UK Database of clinical guidelines [view]
              4. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Clinical guidelines [view]
              5. AGREE Collaboration - AGREE Instrument (guideline appraisal tool) [view]


            SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS - databases and appraisal tools

              1. Cancer Specialist Library - Prostate cancer knowledge map [view]
              2. Cochrane Library - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [view] 
              3. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) - DARE [view] 
              4. NCCHTA - HTA database [view] 
              5. PubMED - Prostate cancer systematic reviews [view] 
              6. Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - Worksheet for systematic reviews of therapy [view]


           CLINICAL TRIALS - databases, overviews and appraisal tools

              1. PubMed - Prostate cancer RCTs [view]
              2. Cancerbackup - Trials database [view]
              3. CancerHelp UK - Trials database [view]
              4. Current Controlled Trials - Trials database [view]
              5. Cancerbackup - Research - clinical trials [view]
              6. CancerHelp UK - Understanding clinical trials [view]
              7. Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - Critical appraisal worksheet for therapy [view]


           PATIENT INFORMATION - websites and appraisal tools

              1. The Prostate Cancer Charity - Website [view]  
              2. UK Prostate Link - Website [view]
              3. Oxford Cancer Information (OCI) [view]
              4. Prostate Research Campaign UK - Website [view] 
              5. Cancerbackup - Website [view] 
              6. CancerHelp UK - Website [view] 
              7. CRUK - Website [view] 
              8. Macmillan Cancer Support - Website [view] 
              9. BestTreatments - Website [view] 
              10. Prostate Cancer Risk Management - Website [view]
              11. Us Too - Website [view] 
              12. DiPEX - Website [view] 
              13. Prostate.com - Website (this site is sponsored by a drug company) [view]
              14. Minervation LIDA - Validation tool for health websites [view]


           ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE WEEK

              The Prostate Cancer Charity - Website
              UK Prostate Link - Website - Website 
              Cancer Services Collaborative - Website
              National Knowledge Service - Website
              National Library for Health (NLH) - Website