Prostate Cancer: A Patient's Guide

Understanding prostate diseases without the proper and reliable guidance can be overwhelming because the internet, television and print media saturate us with information ranging from scientific studies across the world to inspiring stories from cancer survivors to many myths and rumors. How do we interpret all that information? This book intends to help patients and their families to know and understand their diagnosis. Once this has been established, the reader can confidently determine the best choice of treatment, resting assured that the guidance in this book adheres to current international medical standards and has been influenced by the authors' many years of professional experiences. The editors aim to transmit, in a simple and precise manner, only relevant and necessary information to help patients and families that have been diagnosed with prostate diseases.

Prostate Cancer – A Patient’s Guide gives the most up-to-date information about prostate diseases, answering questions regarding symptoms, associated conditions and current treatments, with the help of simple physiological terms, concise figures and clear medical descriptions.

Influenced by the editors’ many years of professional experience and adhering to current international medical standards, Prostate Cancer – A Patient’s Guide holds the most recent and relevant information to help patients and their families who have been diagnosed with prostate diseases.