Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better - Softcover

Roth, Andrew J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019933692X ISBN 13: 9780199336920

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

The statistics are sobering: over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. With this diagnosis, men are expected to psychologically combat the worry, practical concerns, and the emotional and physical changes during an immensely trying time. How to help?

In Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better, Dr. Andrew J. Roth, a psychiatrist specializing in psychological support for cancer patients, provides the emotional skills and strategies necessary to help patients deal with the challenges a prostate cancer diagnosis brings to everyday life. These tools, which Dr. Roth terms "Emotional Judo," effectively teach patients to identify what their fears are rooted in, how to distinguish the rational and irrational aspects of their thoughts and behaviors, make healthier choices to promote a more positive approach, and ultimately transform their lives into a more fulfilling and peaceful journey.

About this title

About the Author

Andrew J. Roth, MD, has been the psychiatry liaison to the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for the last 20 years. He has helped men and their families navigate the uncertainties of a prostate cancer diagnosis, helping them thrive with, and not just survive, the diagnosis, treatment decisions, and complications of treatments and illness.

Review

"Written by a psychiatrist who has cared for patients with all stages of prostate
cancer, this book provides patients and their families an easy to understand guide to
successfully manage the emotional angst that accompanies diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Roth provides patients with insight, understanding, and concrete suggestions to
live a meaningful life both as a prostate cancer survivor and as a patient facing a life
with prostate cancer." --David M. Nanus, MD, Chief, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College - New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

"Managing Prostate Cancer provides practical suggestions for coping with all of
the common issues men face when diagnosed either with early stage or advanced
prostate cancer." --Leslie R. Schover, PhD, Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

"Highly recommended to prostate cancer patients and their families, although other cancer patients would benefit from the work, too." --Library Journal

"Roth, a psychiatrist who works at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, effectively zooms in on the emotional toll of prostate cancer, which includes anger, fear, frustration, isolation, regret, and a sense of being overwhelmed. Roth offers a first-rate overview of how best to respond to a diagnosis of prostate cancer." --Booklist

"Managing Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Living Better, provides keen insight into how to live a meaningful life as a patient and survivor of prostate cancer... Dr. Roth's advice and guidance in this vital part of cancer treatment will be of value to both oncologists and caregivers. For that, and other reasons, this accomplished guidebook is highly recommended for readers of The ASCO Post."
--Ronald Piana, The ASCO Post

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 019933692X
• ISBN 13: 9780199336920
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368