Major medical breakthroughs are enabling more and more men to survive prostate cancer. Once a dreaded killer, the disease can today be managed with a wide range of powerful new strategies. Now this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and award-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to all those facing this illness. Learn:
- The risk factors of prostate cancer, including heredity, diet, and environment
- Why a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and less red meat may help prevent or delay prostate cancer
- Why the digital rectal exam and PSA test might save your life
- The latest treatment options-from Dr. Walsh's "nerve-sparing" radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques and promising drugs for advanced prostate cancer
- Effective methods for recovering continence and potency after treatment.
1. What the Prostate Does: A Brief Anatomy Lesson
2. Little Gland, Big Trouble
3. What causes Prostate Cancer?
4. Can Prostate cancer Be Prevented?
5. Do I Have Prostate Cancer? Screening and Detection
6. Diagnosis and Staging
7. What Are My Options?
8. Radical Prostatectomy
9. Radiation and Cryoablation
10. How Successful Is Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer?
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