Mike, to join PPML use your regular e-mail type program (Eudora, etc.,) and address an e-mail to
<LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Subject:(leave blank)
(then simply type in the "message body" space)
SUBSCRIBE PROSTATE
(and hit send, that's all you have to do.It will then send you a "confirm command" message that will be self-explanatory, and the following "welcome" letter:
Welcome to the PROSTATE PROBLEMS Mailing List
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Discussion includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment alternatives,
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and their loved ones understand their illness and make informed
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- To help determine the archive file you want, ask for a listing of
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GET PROSTATE FILELIST
Prostate Problems messages are also archived on the Web at:
- The Cancer Archives - cure.medinfo.org.lists
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SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
For subscribers interested in building a background on all
aspects of prostate problems:
World Wide Web sites:
Oncolink - cancer.med.upenn.edu
Prostate Cancer InfoLink - comed.com
Prostate Pointers-http://rattler.cameron.edu/prostate/prostate.html
Prostatitis Home Page - fullfeed.com
WellnessWeb: wellweb.com
UseNet Newsgroups:
sci.med.prostate.bph
sci.med.prostate.cancer -or- alt.support.cancer.prostate
sci.med.prostate.prostatitis -or- alt.support.prostate.prostatitis
Reference books available through your local library or bookstore:
-PROSTATE & CANCER A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment,
& Survival; by Sheldon Marks, M.D.; Fisher Books.
-PROSTATE CANCER Making Survival Decisions; by
Sylvan Meyer and Seymour C. Nash, M.D.; Univ. of Chicago Press.
-The Prostate A Guide for Men and the Women Who Love Them; by
Patrick Walsh, M.D. and Janet Worthington; Johns Hopkins Univ Pr.
-PROSTATE CANCER A Survivor's Guide; by Don Kaltenbach with
Tim Richards; Seneca House Press
-The PROSTATE SOURCEBOOK; by Steven Morganstern and
Allen Abrahams; Lowell House.
-The PROSTATE BOOK Sound Advice on Symptoms and Treatment;
by Stephen N. Rous, M.D.; Consumer Reports Books.
-How I Survived Prostate Cancer... and So Can You;
by James Lewis, Jr., Ph.D.; Health Education Literary Publisher
-My Prostate and Me; by William Martin
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