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