Prostate Cancer
eBook - PDF

Prostate Cancer

From Diagnosis to Treatment

  1. 129 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Prostate Cancer

From Diagnosis to Treatment

About this book

More than 200,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the United States. Another 5 million men are living with the disease. The good news is that prostate cancer, when detected early, is very curable. And even when it is not curable, it can still be treated, giving a man many more years of life. Author Arthur Centeno, MD, is a specialist in prostate health and prostate cancer, whounderstands the anxiety that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis. In this comprehensive guide, he answers such questions as: How is prostate cancer diagnosed? What are the surgical treatment options? What is nerve-sparing surgery? What is involved with radiation therapy? What are the advantages to immunotherapy and targeted therapies? Do all treatments result in impotence? When is chemotherapy recommended? What is hormonal therapy?

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Information

Publisher
Addicus Books
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781943886951
Edition
0
Subtopic
Oncology

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Prostate Cancer: An Overview
  8. 2. Getting a Diagnosis
  9. 3. Hormone Therapy
  10. 4. Surgery for Prostate Cancer
  11. 5. Radiation Therapy
  12. 6. Chemotherapy
  13. 7. Life after Prostate Cancer
  14. In Closing
  15. Appendix
  16. Resources
  17. Glossary
  18. Index
  19. About the Author