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The prostate cancer owner's manual : what you need to know about diagnosis, treatment, and survival / Harley Haynes, Richard M. Miles.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haynes, Harley A., 1938- author.
- Miles, Richard M., 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prostate--Cancer.
- Prostate.
- Prostatic Neoplasms.
- Medical Subjects:
- Prostatic Neoplasms.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (323 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- The Prostate Cancer Owner's Manual provides vital information about prostate cancer-its testing, treatment, and, hopefully, remediation. Medical expertise combined with the personal experiences of the authors makes this a necessary read for the three million American men who live with the disease today.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Section 1: First Things First
- 1: This Is How It All Begins
- 2: Your First Questions Are Answered, But . . .
- 3: Let's Get Prostate Cancer in Perspective
- 4: What Are the Symptoms of Prostate Trouble?
- 5: The Importance of Early Screening and Diagnosis
- 6: Regular PSA Testing and Strategic Treatment
- 7: Testing and Your Quality of Life
- 8: What Are the Tests, and What Do They Mean?
- Section: Controversy and Disagreement
- 9: The Controversy Continues: To Test or Not to Test
- Section 3: What Are My Treatment Options?
- 10: Early-Stage Treatment Options and Their Implications
- 11: What About Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
- Section 4: Managing My Prostate Cancer Decisions
- 12: Understanding Prostate Cancer's Emotional Impact
- 13: Your Hidden Needs: Getting Insight and Help
- 14: Prostate Cancer Realities Are Different Than You Think
- 15: Adjusting: The Question of Intimacy
- 16: A Correct and Expansive View of Palliative Care
- 17: Beyond Intimacy, Maintaining Perspective
- Section 5: Recurrent Prostate Cancer, a Biochemical Recurrence
- 18: What If My Prostate Cancer Returns?
- Section 6: Looking Toward the Future
- 19: What Does the Future Hold for Me?
- 20: How Long Will My Recovery Take?
- 21: Aids for Your Return to Sexual Activity
- Section 7: Prostate Cancer Development
- 22: What Is My Prostate Gland, and Why Is It Important?
- 23: How Did I Develop Prostate Cancer?
- 24: Can Prostate Cancer Be Prevented?
- 25: How Does Prostate Cancer Spread?
- Resources for Information and Treatment
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-42912-8
- 1-5381-5333-5
- OCLC:
- 1260342916
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