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Support and Resources
This section lists selected voluntary, government, and private organizations that offer educational materials and other services to healthcare providers and patients.

This information is offered as a resource to the users of TRELSTAR.com. The organizations listed are not necessarily endorsed by TRELSTAR.com.

American Association for Cancer Research
www.aacr.org
The American Association for Cancer Research provides research grants and publishes several medical journals.

American Cancer Society
(800) 227-2345
www.cancer.org
The American Cancer Society (ACS) can be a starting point for dealing with family members and other issues that may arise after a prostate cancer diagnosis. The site also includes information about the ACS and statistics about prostate cancer incidence rates.

American Institute for Cancer Research
(800) 843-8114
www.aicr.org
The American Insitute for Cancer Research (AICR) is a cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer prevention.

American Prostate Society
(800) 308-1106
www.ameripros.org
The American Prostate Society is an independent organization that provides information on the latest treatments and cures for prostatitis, prostate cancer, prostate growth (BPH), and impotence.

Cancer Care
(800) 813-4673
www.cancercare.org
CancerCare is a national non-profit organization that provides free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.

Cancer Hope Network
(877) HOPENET
www.cancerhopenetwork.org
The Cancer Hope Network is a not-for-profit organization that provides free and confidential one-on-one support to cancer patients and their families.  They provide support by matching cancer patients and/or family members with trained volunteers who have themselves undergone and recovered from similar cancer experiences. 

Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR)
www.cpdr.org
The CPDR is a prostate cancer research program funded by the U.S. Army that conducts research nationwide at U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force hospitals. The Web site explains the program and provides education and research updates.

National Cancer Institute
(800) 4-CANCER
www.cancer.gov
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service  is a national information and education network. The CIS is a free public service of the NCI, the Nation's primary agency for cancer research.

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
(888) 937-6227
www.canceradvocacy.org
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is a grassroots network of individuals and organizations working on behalf of people with all types of cancer.

National Prostate Cancer Coalition
(888) 245-9455
www.pcacoalition.org
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC) works to reduce the burden of prostate cancer on American men and their families through awareness, outreach, and advocacy.

Prostate Cancer Foundation
(800) 757-2873
www.prostatecancerfoundation.org
The Prostate Cancer Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for prostate cancer, is the largest private source for research funding for prostate cancer. They offer information on prostate cancer, treatment options and clinical trials.

Prostate Pointers
www.prostatepointers.org/prostate
Prostate Pointers provides helpful patient education material on prostate cancer, compiled from a wide variety of medical sources.

US TOO
(800) 808-7866
www.ustoo.com
US TOO helps survivors of prostate cancer and prostate disease and their families lead healthy and productive lives. This organization offers fellowship, shared counseling and discussion sessions in both formal and informal settings.

Indications and Usage
TRELSTAR® Depot and TRELSTAR® LA are indicated in the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer. TRELSTAR Depot or TRELSTAR LA offer an alternative treatment for prostate cancer when orchiectomy or estrogen administration are either not indicated or unacceptable to the patient.
 
Safety Information
The most commonly reported adverse events associated with the use of TRELSTAR® Depot/TRELSTAR® LA included hot flushes (58.6%/73.0%), skeletal pain (12.1%/13.2%), impotence (7.1%/2.3%), headache (5.0%/6.9%), leg pain (2.1%/5.2%), and edema in legs (0.0%/6.3%) . TRELSTAR is contraindicated in women who are or may become pregnant as well as patients who are hypersensitive to triptorelin, other LHRH agonists, or LHRH . Infrequent postmarketing reports of anaphylactic shock and angioedema have been received since 1986 (global experience) . As with all LHRH agonists, triptorelin causes an initial transient increase in testosterone levels. Patients may experience the onset or exacerbation of symptoms during this period, including bone pain, neuropathy, hematuria, spinal cord compression, or urethral or bladder outlet obstruction. Patients with metastatic vertebral lesions and/or urinary tract obstruction should be closely observed.