Prostate cancer sourcebook : basic consumer health information about prostate cancer, including information about the associated risk factors, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer; along with information on non-malignant prostate conditions, and featuring a section listing support and treatment centers and a glossary of related terms / edited by Dawn D. Matthews.
Machine generated contents note: Part I: Cancer in Men -- Chapter 1-Cancer: An Overview3 -- Chapter 2--Top Five Cancers in Men23 -- Chapter 3-Racial/Ethnic Prostate Cancer -- Patterns in the United States37 -- Chapter 4-Metastatic Cancer43 -- Part II: Introduction to Prostate Cancer -- Chapter 5-Prostate Cancer: An Overview49 -- Chapter 6-Screening for Prostate Cancer67 -- Chapter 7-The Prostate-Specific-Antigen -- (PSA ) Test71 -- Chapter 8--Questions and Answers about -- Early Prostate Cancer77 -- Chapter 9-What Women Should Know about -- the Prostate81 -- Chapter 10-The Urinary System and How It Works87 -- Chapter 11-Understanding Treatment Choices for -- Prostate Cancer97 -- Chapter 12-Cryosurgery103 -- Chapter 13-Prostate Seed Implants107 -- Chapter 14-Radiotherapy109 -- Chapter 15-Biological Therapy113 -- Chapter 16-Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the -- Treatment of Cancer121 -- Chapter 17-Selenium Supplements for Prevention -- of Prostate Cancer123 -- Chapter 18-Alternative Medicine127 -- Chapter 19-Caring for Your Health and Feelings -- after Cancer Treatment131 -- Chapter 20-Post-Treatment Concerns: -- Incontinence, Impotence, and Infertility143 -- Part IV: Non-Malignant Prostate Conditions -- and Related Concerns -- Chapter 21--Prostatic Enlargement: -- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia159 -- Chapter 22-Prostatitis173 -- Chapter 23-Impotence175 -- Chapter 24-Peyronie's Disease185 -- Part V: Current Research Initiatives and Clinical Trials -- Chapter 25-The Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study191 -- Chapter 26-The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and -- Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial199 -- Chapter 27-The Prostate Cancer Prevention -- Trial (PCPT)205 -- Chapter 28-Taking Part in Clinical Trials: -- W hat to Expect213 -- Chapter 29-New Prostate Treatment Technology225 -- Chapter 30-Vitamin E for Prevention of Prostate Cancer227 -- Part VI: Additional Help and Information -- Chapter 31-Important Terms for Prostate Patients237 -- Chapter 32-Prostate and Urologic Diseases -- O rganizations255 -- Chapter 33-National Organizations Offering -- Services to People with Cancer273 -- Chapter 34-Finding Cancer Support Groups287 -- Chapter 35-Managing Insurance Issues293 -- Chapter 36-Financial Assistance for Cancer Care301 -- Chapter 37-Links to Cancer Information on -- the Internet307 -- Index325.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.