Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers An Essential Guide to Managing Prostate Cancer for Patients and Their Families

Name: Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers An Essential Guide to Managing Prostate Cancer for Patients and Their Families
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ISBN: 9781590515150

ISBN-10: 1590515153

ISBN-13: 9781590515150

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Authors: Ralph Blum, Mark Scholz

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Radical prostatectomy is still the most widely recommended treatment for prostate cancer. Yet, according to a recent study, only one out of every forty-eight men who undergo this debilitating procedure survives longer than those who forgo surgery. Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers reports the latest thinking on prostate cancer management in clear, easy-to-understand prose. In a unique collaboration, a patient and his doctor provide a new perspective on living with this disease. Ralph Blum's surprisingly entertaining twenty-year journey and eventual decision to treat his cancer as a ;chronic condition, ; together with Dr. Mark Scholz's presentation of the newest scientific evidence, will…

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List price: $25.95
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Publication date: 8/30/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Prologue


Introduction


Welcome to Prostate Country


All the Decision Markers Are Surgeons!


The Quest for an Enchanted Shotgun


Commuting the Death Sentence


A Band of Brothers


Introducing Active Surveillance


Life in the Libido-Free Zone


To Biopsy or Not to Biospy: Opening Pandora's Box


The Return of the Prodigal Hard-On


TIP: Testosterone Inactivating Pharmaceuticals


Invitation to the "Ice Ball"


A New Look at Radiation


Nikola Tesla's Magical Mystery Machine


Quality Imaging: A Doorway to less Toxic Treatment


Now playing for a Limited Time Only: The Combidex Follies


Deciding on Your Treatment


Anatomy of an Assisted Suicide


The Insulin Connection


Hexing: The Modern Sorcerer's Curse


Diet and Supplements: An Overview


Romancing and Immune System


How Prostate Cancer Can Make You Live Longer: Getting to the Doctor's Office


By Way of Summing Up


Genuine Hope for Men with Relapsed Disease


Appendix: Avodart and Proscar


Notes


Acronyms


Glossary


Annotated Bibliography


Finding an Expert Physician


Web Sites


Other Publication by Scholz and Blum


Acknowledgment


Index