
Prostate Cancer
A Patient's Guide
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 20. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XI, 180 pages
978-3-319-05599-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
From the book reviews:
"The purpose is to provide a guide for patients or other concerned readers who want to understand prostate cancer or prostate-related diseases. The book gives a most up-to-date summary of the available information in this area. The audience includes patients who have been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer or prostate-related diseases or concerned individuals." (Jeanne Llenado, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2015)
More details
Edition
2015 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
XI, 180 p.
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Weight
347 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-05599-2 (9783319055992)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-05600-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
11/2014
1st Edition
Springer
€53.49
Available for download
Content
1. Introduction.- 2. An Appointment with the Urologist.- 3. Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA).- 4. Prostate Biopsy.- 5. Prostatitis- Pelvic Pain.- 6. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 7. Prostate Cancer.- 8. How to Get a Second Opinion.