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9780446526401

Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer

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  • ISBN13:

    9780446526401

  • ISBN10:

    0446526401

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2001-08-28
  • Publisher: Grand Central Pub

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Summary

The definitive book on surviving prostate cancer from the worlds leading authority incorporates the most recent advancements in treating the disease.

Author Biography

Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the professor of urology and director of the Brady Urological Institute at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland Janet Farrar Worthington is an award-winning science writer and the former editor of the Hopkins Medical News

Table of Contents

Preface xi
What the Prostate Does: A Brief Anatomy Lesson
1(16)
Little Gland, Big Trouble
17(22)
What Causes Prostate Cancer?
39(38)
Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented?
77(22)
Do I Have Prostate Cancer? Screening and Detection
99(31)
Diagnosis and Staging
130(43)
What Are My Options?
173(31)
Radical Prostatectomy
204(55)
Radiation and Cryoablation
259(25)
How Successful Is Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer?
284(42)
Erectile Dysfunction After Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer
326(21)
Help for Advanced Prostate Cancer
347(76)
Glossary 423(18)
Where to Get Help 441(4)
Index 445

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