Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-397) and index
Contents:
Introduction -- Getting started -- Do you need a prostate biopsy -- Biopsy results: What to do? -- What kind of cancer do you have? -- Treatment by type -- Emerging treatments -- Traditional treatments -- Success & complication rates -- Opening with a prostate cancer diagnosis -- Using your diagnosis as a springboard to better health -- Spouses & partners -- Digging deeper: more in-depth information
Summary:
This colorful, hand-on, user-friendly book provides the kind of information you would hope to receive after seeing several prostrate cancer specialists who practice different kinds of medicine. [This book] walks readers through 10 key steps of a prostrate cancer diagnosis and combines and easy-to-read format with interactive sections at the end of each chapter and an in-depth "Digging Deeper" section at the end of the book. This mixture of information allows readers to absorb as much medical knowledge as they need and apply it directly to their condition
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