Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer for men. While there’s been progress in raising awareness in recent years, men appear to still be lacking in knowledge of the disease itself and more importantly what to do after a diagnosis.

Chearisse Seaton is the lead author of the Men’s Health Research Program at UBC. She says men often take more aggressive treatments than they often need.

“There is a common treatment option called ‘active surveillance’ that actually calls for no surgery or active treatments and this one’s actually common and recommended for a lot of people, for a lot of their situations.”

“The goal is just to wait out while consulting regularly with a doctor.”

To help with men’s prostate literacy, the research team has set up an interactive website for recently diagnosed men.

The site follows a fictional patient through the process of being diagnosed and choosing the several options available. It also features information from health care workers, survivors and family members.