The Prostate Cancer Treatment Book
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An all-star team of experts tells you what you need to know about fighting and beating prostate cancerProstate cancer is a serious and sometimes deadly disease, but it is one of the most treatable cancers. If you've been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you owe it to yourself to learn all you can about your treatment options and what you can expect in the weeks and months ahead.A source of comfort, encouragement, and priceless information, The Prostate Cancer Treatment Book offers you complete answers to all your questions about conquering prostate cancer. It brings together the insights and expertise of twenty-one of the nation's top prostate cancer specialists from the Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Cornell University, the Seattle Prostate Institute, and other leading treatment centers. And it shares inspiring real-life accounts from men who have beaten prostate cancer.With The Prostate Cancer Treatment Book in your corner, you'll: Get the right diagnosis Know how to talk with your doctors Make informed decisions about surgery, hormone treatments, external beam radiation, and other treatments Learn whether radioactive seed implantation therapy—the latest, most promising treatment—is appropriate for you Cope with side effects of treatment Prevent the cancer from coming back Knowledge is power. This book gives you the power you need to beat prostate cancer.Peter Grimm, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Seattle Prostate Institute in Seattle, Washington. John Blasko, M.D., is the director of research at the Seattle Prostate Institute and cofounder of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. John Sylvester, M.D., is the director of education at the Seattle Prostate Institute.
ForewordixAcknowledgmentsxiIntroductionxiiiPart IThe Foundation1.What Good is a Prostate, Anyway?32.How is Heart Health Connected to Prostate Cancer Risk?213.How Do They Test for Prostate Cancer?374.What Part Do Spouses and Partners Play?61Part IITreatment Options5.Is Watchful Waiting the Same as Doing Nothing?696.Should I Have My Prostate Removed?757.How Does External Beam Radiation Therapy Work?938.Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer: Are Seeds the Way to Go?1139.What Happens After the Implant? Side Effects and PSA13910.Will I Have to Be on Hormones?15511.What Happens if the Cancer Returns?167Part IIIOther Important Considerations12.What Should I Ask My Doctor?17913.How Do I Find the Best Doctor for Brachytherapy?187Appendix AThe Bottom Line193Appendix BProstate Cancer Resources195Notes209About the Seattle Prostate Institute211Index217
