Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
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Published by Warner Books, 2002
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This year, an estimated 3,000 American men will die of prostate cancer, and more than 30,000 will be diagnosed with the disease. But with early diagnosis and better treatments, the medical establishment has made progress towards defeating this devastating illness. This invaluable guide covers every aspect of prostate cancer, from potential causes to diagnosis, treatments, and innovative means of controlling advanced stages of cancer. It also addresses impotence and incontinence after surgery, tells men what to look for in a surgeon, and features a section on alternative medicine. With an extensive glossary, index, and a listing of where to get help, this comprehensive book is the definitive guide on prostate cancer.
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- Title
- Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
- Author
- Patrick C Walsh Md
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0446679143
- ISBN 13
- 9780446679145
Major medical breakthroughs are enabling more and more men to survive prostate cancer. Once a deraded killer, the disease can today be managed with a wide range of powerful new strategies. Now this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and award-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to all those facing this illness. Learn:
"The ultimate book on the No. 1 men's disease in the world...should be in every man's home."--USA Today
"All men--and their loved ones--battling or concerned about prostate cancer should read this book."--Publisher's Weekly
"Comforting, encouraging...a must-read for women, men, and families...tells you everything you need to know." --Elizabeth Dole
"Dr. Walsh is widely regarded as the nation's finest prostate cancer surgeon... Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations."--Washington Post
- The risk factors of prostate cancer, including heredity, diet, and envrionment
- Why a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and less red meat may help prevent or delay prostate cancer
- Why the digital rectal exam and PSA test might save your life
- The latest treatment options--from Dr. Walsh's "nerve-sparing" radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques and promising drugs for advanced prostate cancer
- Effective methods for recovering continence and potency after treatment.
"The ultimate book on the No. 1 men's disease in the world...should be in every man's home."--USA Today
"All men--and their loved ones--battling or concerned about prostate cancer should read this book."--Publisher's Weekly
"Comforting, encouraging...a must-read for women, men, and families...tells you everything you need to know." --Elizabeth Dole
"Dr. Walsh is widely regarded as the nation's finest prostate cancer surgeon... Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations."--Washington Post
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PATRICK C. WALSH, M.D., the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the professor of urology and director of the Brady of Urological INstitue at the Johns Hopikns Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland.
JANET FARRAR WORTHINGTON is an award-winning science writer and the former editor of the nationally acclaimed Hopkins Medical News.
JANET FARRAR WORTHINGTON is an award-winning science writer and the former editor of the nationally acclaimed Hopkins Medical News.
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