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Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer, Second Edition | 
| Authors: Patrick C. Walsh, Janet Farrar Worthington
Publisher: Wellness Central
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 1142
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0446696897
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.99463
EAN: 9780446696890
ASIN: 0446696897
Publication Date: June 27, 2007
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Product Description
EVERY MAN NEEDS THIS BOOK!
Each year, more than 200,00 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The good news is that more men are being cured of this disease than ever before.
Now in a revised second edition, this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and ard-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to every man facing this illness. Prostate cancer is a different disease in every man--which means that the right treatment varies for each man. Giving you a second opinion from the world's top experts in surgery, pathology, urology, and radiation and medical oncology, this book helps you determine the best plan for you. Learn:
- What causes prostate cancer--your risk factors, including heredity, diet, and environment
- How some simple changes in your diet and lifestyle can help prevent or delay the disease
- Why the digital rectal exam and PSA test can save your life--and when to get these tests
- The latest treatment options: from Dr. Walsh's "nerve-sparing" radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques, laparoscopic procedures, and new drugs that are revolutionizing treatment of advanced cancer
- The most effective methods for maintaining continence and potency after treatment.
"The ultimate book on the No. 1 men's disease in the world...should be in every man's home." --USA Today
"Comforting, encouraging...a must-read for women, men, and families...tells you everything you need to know."--Elizabeth Dole
"Dr. Walsh is widely regarded as the nation's finest prostate surgeon...Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations." --Washington Post
Patrich C. Walsh, MD, the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the Distinguished Service Professor of Urology at the Brady Urological Institute of the The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Walsh was honored as the 2007 National Physician of the Year for Clinical Excellence by Americas Top Doctors.
Janet Farrar Worthington is an award-winning science writer.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
Facing the inevitable May 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
By the time you are purchasing this book you probably are on your way to having a biopsy or, more likely, have received the report and its not good news....This book is the most comprehensive of all that I've looked at since my own biopsy, though one warning is to keep in mind that surgical techniques have still improved even further since the book went to press a couple years ago....The stress on incontinence after the radical prostatectomy may be overwrought -- or at least I became overwrought with anxiety until I actually spoke with several men who have had the procedure (robotic surgery) in recent months. Compared with those who shared their stories with me who had surgery four to seven years ago, it seems like night and day. So maybe talk to a few folks before reading this book, or else you are likely to despair more than you need to. Very well written, filled with all the detailed information you'll want to know.
De. Patrick Walsh Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer May 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent book. It contains everything a man needs to know. This cancer is beatable but each of us needs to take a couple of basic steps to protect us from this desease. It calms the person who is undergoing a removal of the prostate. It need not be life-threatening. Yes it will be painful and bothersome but nothing a man cannot withstand.
The Complete PC Book February 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well-written, easy to read, well organized. Everything you need or want to know about prostate cancer and your choices for dealing with it.
Surviving Prostate Cancer January 21, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The information was exceptionally well presented, and cleared up a lot of haze surrounding the subject. I am pre-biopsy, but I feel much better about going into the procedure armed toward making good decisions. I now know what to ask and what to look for in a surgeon and facilities as well as what to expect post-surgery if I indeed have cancer of the prostate. Dr Walsh has done all of us men a great service through his research and innovations.
Knowledge is strength. Doug Parrish, Sonora, Calif.
Amazingly helpful January 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I received "the call" from my urologist four days ago. He asked me to stop by the office and pick up this book. I was there first thing the next morning and despite its 500+ pages, had read it (and several chapters many times) by that afternoon. If you want to be well-informed about the options facing a person diagnosed with prostate cancer, I cannot imagine a better resource.
When I first saw the size of this book, I thought "how much is there to say about this?" I now know. Read this book to be prepared with the questions you will want to ask your doctor.
And if you are the partner of a prostate cancer patient, read this book to understand the very serious decisions that need to be made. Your understanding of the issues and support of the ultimate choice about treatment will be invaluable.
I can only say - thank you Ms. Worthington and Dr. Walsh. You have provided me with the kind of information I feel I need to begin this challenge.
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