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American Cancer Society's complete guide to prostate cancer / edited by David G. Bostwick .. [and others]..

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Material Type
Book
Publication Info.
Atlanta, Ga. : American Cancer Society, Health Promotions, [2005]
Publication Info.
©2005

Details

Description
xxii, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [366]-383) and index.
Contents
What is the prostate and how dies prostate cancer develop? -- Why do some men get prostate cancer? -- What symptoms doe men with prostate cancer experience? -- How important is finding prostate cancer early? -- What happens when I see the doctor? -- What do prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels indicate? -- What is a biopsy? -- What is transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)? -- What does my pathology report mean? -- When are suspicious results not a diagnosis of prostate cancer? -- Coping with your diagnosis and moving forward -- Making the medical system work for you -- Building your support network -- Taking care of practical matters : work, insurance, and money -- Staging -- Lymph node biopsy -- What combination of factors predict my outcome? -- Recommended treatment guidelines and information -- Making an informed decision about treatment options -- Surgery -- Radiation therapy -- Hormonal therapy (androgen deprivation therapy) -- Watchful waiting (expectant management) -- Other therapies in use -- Investigational treatment : high-intensity focused ultrasound -- Clinical trials -- Alternative treatments and supplements -- Follow up -- Recurrence -- Quality of life and relationships after treatment -- Molecular biology -- Other prostate cancer research.
Subject
Prostate -- Cancer -- Popular works.
Prostatic Neoplasms -- Popular Works.
Added Author
Bostwick, David G.
American Cancer Society.
Added Title
Complete guide to prostate cancer
ISBN
0944235549 paperback
9780944235546 paperback