Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
4th Edition
Published on 15. May 2018
480 pages
978-1-5387-6363-6 (ISBN)
Description
This guide covers every aspect of prostate cancer, from potential causes including diet to tests for diagnosis, curative treatment, and innovative means of controlling advanced stages of cancer.
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Patrick C. Walsh | Janet Farrar Worthington
Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
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08/2001
Warner Books
€44.79
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Persons
Patrick C. Walsh, MD, the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the Distinguished Service Professor of Urology at the Brady Urological Institute of the The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Walsh was honored as the 2007 National Physician of the Year for Clinical Excellence by America's Top Doctors.
Janet Farrar Worthington is an award-winning science writer.
Janet Farrar Worthington is an award-winning science writer.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 What the Prostate Does: A Crash Course in Male Anatomy
- 2 Little Gland, Big Trouble
- 3 What Causes Prostate Cancer, and Can I Prevent It?
- 4 Do I Have Prostate Cancer? Screening and Detection
- 5 Diagnosis and Staging
- 6 What Are My Options?
- 7 Active Surveillance
- 8 Radical Prostatectomy
- 9 Radiation and Cryo/Thermal Ablation
- 10 How Successful Is Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer?
- 11 Erectile Dysfunction After Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
- 12 Hormonal Therapy/Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)
- 13 Help If Hormonal Therapy/ADT Stops Working
- About the Authors
- Where to Get Help
- Glossary
- Newsletters
