100 Questions & Answers About Prostate Cancer

by Ellsworth, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780763752057
• ISBN10: 0763752053
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-29
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

EMPOWER YOURSELF! Whether yours"re a newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the doctorrs"s and patientrs"s point of view, 100 Questions and Answers About Prostate Cancer gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. The updated Second Edition provides a comprehensive, step-by-step discussion of what you can expect in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, while patient commentary gives you a real-life understanding of what these steps might mean for your day-to-day life. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Author Biography

Pamela Ellsworth, MD, Department of Urology, Brown University Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. v
Preface	p. vii
The Basics	p. 1
Questions 1-10
Prostate Cancer	p. 11
Questions 11-23
Evaluation for Prostate Cancer	p. 31
Questions 24-40
Prostate Cancer Staging	p. 49
Questions 41-45
Treatment of Prostate Cancer	p. 61
Questions 46-85
Complications of Treatment	p. 147
Questions 86-91
Social Effects of Prostate Cancer	p. 185
Questions 92-100
Appendix	p. 197
Glossary	p. 207
Index	p. 227
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