<p><strong> </strong><strong>Clinicians should support patients with prostate cancer through continued symptom management and encouraging engagement with professional or community-based resources. <em>(Clinical Principle)</em></strong></p>
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Discussion
<p>Multiple resources for support exist for patients with prostate cancer and their loved ones. These resources may be engaged at any time in the patient's clinical course, including at the time of diagnosis (pre-treatment) as well as following definitive local therapy. Important psychosocial support can be provided through social work services and local virtual and in-person prostate cancer support groups, as well as through national patient advocacy organizations (e.g., Active Surveillance Patients International [aspatients.org], AnCan Foundation [ancan.org], Prostate Cancer Foundation [pcf.org], Prostate Cancer Research Institute [PCRI.org], Prostate Cancer Supportive Care Program [pcscprogram.ca], the Prostate Health Education Network [prostatehealthed.org], the Urology Care Foundation [urologyhealth.org], ZERO Prostate Cancer [zero.org]). Additional physical and lifestyle survivorship support may be provided through referrals to dietary and nutrition services, physical therapists, pelvic floor rehabilitation specialists, and psychosexual therapists. The array of survivorship needs for an individual patient and caregiver may be broad and should be explored by the clinician and team to ensure that appropriate support, especially peer support, is offered.</p>