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Prostate Cancer Survivors Speak Their Minds Advice on Options, Treatments, and Aftereffects

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ISBN-10: 0470578815

ISBN-13: 9780470578810

Edition: 2010

Authors: Arthur L. Burnett, Norman Morris

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Description:

The aim of this book is offer the essential medical facts about prostate cancer, what patients and their doctors are grappling with to defeat the disease, and the best possible outcomes resulting from their treatments. The explanations offered will give meaning and context to the stories prostate patients tell. These are personal and intimate stories about and told by courageous men. As varied as they may be, they all speak as one when it comes to revealing an optimistic view of life despite what they have gone through or continue to experience. They offer inspiration and hope to the many thousands of men who are now dealing with prostate cancer.ContentsPart I Diagnosis and Coming to…    
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Book details

List price: $11.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 3/19/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Prescriptive Information
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Diagnosis and Coming to Terms
Your Life in Our Hands
The End of an Odyssey
In the Race for Positive Outcomes, Lady Luck May Ride the Inside, but Better Preparation Can Carry the Day
Don't Let Your Health Insurance Kill You!
For Some, Faith Can Illuminate the Obscure Decision-Making Process
Gay Men and Prostate Cancer: Invisible Burdens
Considering Options and Treatments
Research CSI Style: The Importance of Being Thorough
Driving Prostate Cancer Under Par
A Celebrated Linebacker's Charge to the End Zone
A Hall of Famer Knocks the “Big One” Out of the Park
Choice May Not Be in the Cards: Staying Alive Is the Ace Up Your Sleeve!
Warnings and Conflicts
Sidestepping a Rush to Judgment
Stern Advice to Young African American Men: Listen Up!
Action and Prayer Define His Courage
Sometimes There Are More Questions Than Answers and Nothing Seems to Add Up
Does “Minimal Prostate Cancer” Guarantee You a Free Pass?
Aftereffects
When Libido Takes Control
Getting Your Sex Life Back
His Prayers for a Miracle Find a Response in an Ingenious Device
Too Little Too Late: The Challenges of Surviving Prostate Cancer
No Love Lost: “Just Between Us Boys...”
Climbing a Steep Mountain of Medical Complexities One Step at a Time
The Future: Treatments and Perspectives
Resources
References
Survivors of Prostate Cancer
Index