Symptom Management in African-American Men With Localized Prostate Cancer

You may be eligible if

• DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
• Biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer
• * Has received treatment for prostate cancer
• Patient self-identifies as being of African-American descent
• PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
• Able to speak and read in English
• Has an address in order to receive study materials by mail (a street address or post office box)
• Has either a telephone in order to be interviewed OR is able to meet the principal investigator at the Veterans Administration prostate clinic and be interviewed there
• PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
• See Disease Characteristics