A Primer on Prostate Cancer: The Empowered Patient's Guide - Softcover

Strum, Stephen; Pogliano, Donna L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965877779 ISBN 13: 9780965877770

Publisher: Life Extension Media, 2005

Synopsis

A Primer on Prostate Cancer, The Empowered Patient’s Guide¨ is a basic resource to be used by patients and physicians when there has been a diagnosis of prostate cancer. It outlines a strategy of disease management that is designed to maximize outcomes for the patient and his loved ones. All aspects of diagnosis and testing are discussed; all currently approved treatments for prostate cancer are described. Discussion of treatment options includes information on side effects and includes questions the patient may not think to ask his doctor. Discussions of various treatments include the salvage therapies that might be employed if primary treatment fails. There is an extensive section on the theory and practice of androgen deprivation therapy in its various forms, since many patients have need of this type of information. There is a discussion of Treatments on the Horizon” for the patient who is interested in the ongoing research in the world of prostate cancer. This is a current, comprehensive guide to prostate cancer presented in understandable terms with a user-friendly color format that will help the reader educate himself about prostate cancer. The book strives to help patients and their loved ones to combat ignorance and fear, replacing that with the empowerment of education.

About this title

From the Publisher

Prostate cancer patients are abundant with 200,000 new diagnoses per year and millions of men in the US alone living with prostate cancer. Due to the complexities of the disease and the many options that are available, prostate cancer patients tend to do more research into their disease than many other types of cancer patients.

A Primer on Prostate Cancer is an unbiased, easily understood and reader-friendly tool that patients rave about in their reviews on web bookseller sites, often mentioning that the book should be the first book a newly diagnosed man and his family read and that they appreciate the information in it. Each of the 23 reviews on Amazon.com as well as the reviews on BarnesandNoble.com are five stars. There are no negative comments in any of the reviews.

The Primer is presented in a user-friendly format with color-coded portions of text, physician¡¦s notes which are case studies presented to reinforce important concepts, fully indexed and referenced, with glossary, chapter summaries, appendices with further discussion of certain topics and graphic presentation of staging tools such as the Partin Tables, TNM staging system and useful forms for the prostate cancer patient and his doctor.

From the Author

The Primer is unique among health books because it is printed in full color with a wealth of graphics. It is unique in it¡¦s authorship due to the collaboration between a world-renowned medical oncologist who specializes in prostate cancer, and a partner of a prostate cancer patient who understands the patient¡¦s concerns and appreciates the reader¡¦s perspective.

The Primer Second Edition has been updated to provide a current, comprehensive and unbiased resource for prostate cancer patients, caregivers, partners and physicians. The Primer is an authoritative and unbiased general resource for the prostate cancer patient. This is a book that saves lives and that has the potential to improve the quality of life for prostate cancer patients all over the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Life Extension Media
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0965877779
• ISBN 13: 9780965877770
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 368