Surviving Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions

Torrey, E Fuller, M.D.

ISBN 10: 0300126077 / ISBN 13: 9780300126075

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2008

About this Item

Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. Yale University Press Health & Wellness (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name sc 173.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surviving Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300126077
• ISBN 13: 9780300126075
• Binding: Trade paperback
• Illustrator: Stoiber, Carlton
• Condition: Fine.

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Synopsis

The most informative book available on prostate cancer by a doctor who has himself survived the disease

When Dr. E. Fuller Torrey was diagnosed with prostate cancer, none of the books he could find was current enough or comprehensive enough to satisfy his need for information. This book is for the hundreds of thousands of other men who each year receive the same frightening diagnosis. It is the book Dr. Torrey wished he had when he was facing the countless questions that a man with prostate cancer, and his family and friends, all confront. Complete, up-to-date, and readable, the book explains how to come to terms with the diagnosis of prostate cancer, evaluate the severity of the disease, and assess the variety of treatment options and their complications. Many chapters provide information other books barely consider, such as a full discussion of the causes of prostate cancer and an evaluation of other books on the subject. Also included is a summary of the most useful Web sites. The author mixes his personal experience with factual material, and he maintains a reassuring sense of humor. His advice is practical, with dozens of tips and lists including “Ten Steps to Sanity for Men Recently Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.” With Dr. Torrey’s book in hand, readers can now tackle all the important decisions about prostate cancer, confident in having the most accurate and complete information available.

About the Author

E. Fuller Torrey, M.D., is a research psychiatrist and associate director for laboratory research, The Stanley Medical Research Institute. He is also the author of 18 books, including The Roots of Treason: Ezra Pound and the Secrets of St. Elizabeths, a National Book Critics Circle nominee. He lives in Bethesda, MD.