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Intelligent patient guide to prostate cancer : all you need to know to take an active part in your treatment Cover Image Book Book

Intelligent patient guide to prostate cancer : all you need to know to take an active part in your treatment

Goldenberg, S. Larry (Sheldon Larry) 1953- (Author). Glegg, Carol. (Added Author). Thompson, Ian M. (Ian Murchie), 1954- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9780969612551 (pbk.) :
  • ISBN: 0969612559 (pbk.) :
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 269 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd ed.
  • Publisher: Vancouver : Intelligent Patient Guide ; West Vancouver : Distributed by Gordon Soules Books, c2001.

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Includes index.

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Section 1 The Prostate Gland 1(10)
The prostate gland
3(3)
Diseases of the prostate
6(5)
Section 2 Prostate Cancer 11(18)
What is cancer?
13(5)
How common is prostate cancer and what causes it?
18(5)
Reducing the risk of prostate cancer
23(6)
Section 3 Detection 29(24)
Screening: Detecting prostate cancer before symptoms occur
31(4)
Symptoms and signs
35(4)
Making the diagnosis: Blood (PSA) and urine tests
39(5)
More sophisticated tests: Ultrasound, biopsy and cystoscopy
44(9)
Section 4 After Diagnosis: Determining the State of the Cancer 53(20)
The stages and grades of prostate cancer
55(5)
Prognosis: A ``guesstimate'' of the future
60(3)
Tests for staging the cancer
63(10)
Section 5 An Overview of Treatment 73(22)
An overview of prostate cancer treatment
75(4)
Treatment options for the various stages of prostate cancer
79(8)
Who can benefit from additional (neoadjuvant or adjuvant) treatment?
87(2)
Making your decision about treatment
89(6)
Section 6 Surgery 95(30)
Preparation for surgery
97(6)
Transurethral prostatectomy: Removing a core of the prostate
103(4)
Radical prostatectomy: Removing the whole prostate
107(10)
Recovering from surgery and going for check-ups
117(8)
Section 7 Non-surgical Therapy 125(28)
Radiation therapy
127(6)
Hormone withdrawal therapy using surgery or drugs
133(6)
Chemotherapy and new treatment approaches
139(4)
Alternative and complementary therapies for prostate cancer and prostate diseases
143(10)
Section 8 Treatment of Advanced Disease 153(20)
When recurrence is likely following surgery or radiotherapy
155(4)
Hormone-resistant cancer
159(3)
Emergency situations that can occur
162(5)
Treatment of metastatic bone pain
167(6)
Section 9 Living with Cancer 173(87)
Sexual activity and quality of life
175(6)
Urinary incontinence after treatment
181(6)
Living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer
187(9)
Radical prostatectomy---Two patients' perspectives
196(14)
Six different patient scenarios
210(50)
Appendices
A. Service Organizations
217(10)
B. Support Groups
227(29)
C. Health Information on the Internet
256(4)
Glossary 260(5)
Index 265

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