Title:
Dr. Patrick Walsh's guide to surviving prostate cancer / Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD, Janet Farrar Worthington, and Patrick C. Walsh, M.D.
ISBN:
9781538726860
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Edition:
Fifth edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Balance, 2023.
Physical Description:
xiii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Preceded by: Dr. Patrick Walsh's guide to surviving prostate cancer / Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., and Janet Farrar Worthington. Fourth edition. 2018.
"Revised and updated 5th edition"-- cover.
Contents:
Introduction -- What the prostate does, and what can happen to it: a crash course in male anatomy -- What causes prostate cancer, and can I prevent it? -- Do I have prostate cancer? Screening and detection -- Diagnosis and staging -- What are my options? -- How to move forward: survivorship -- Prostate cancer and sexual minorities: special treatment and recovery considerations for gay and bisexual men -- Active surveillance -- Radical prostatectomy -- Radiation therapy -- Focal therapy -- How successful is treatment of localized prostate cancer? -- Erectile dysfunction after treatment for localized prostate cancer -- Hormonal therapy / androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) -- Therapy for metastatic cancer -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Where to get help -- Index -- About the authors.
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OCLC Number:
on1411223849
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