LEADER 04215nam 22006614a 450 001 9910452198603321 005 20210528015156.0 010 $a1-281-72991-4 010 $a9786611729912 010 $a0-300-12801-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300128017 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472028 035 $a(EBL)3420037 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000254222 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11217171 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254222 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10207059 035 $a(PQKB)11609339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420037 035 $a(DE-B1597)485332 035 $a(OCoLC)815684367 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300128017 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420037 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170063 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL172991 035 $a(OCoLC)923589128 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472028 100 $a20060323d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSurviving prostate cancer$b[electronic resource] $ewhat you need to know to make informed decisions /$fE. Fuller Torrey ; illustrations by Carlton Stoiber 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 225 1 $aYale University Press health & wellness 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-11640-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tAbbreviations --$t1. On Being Diagnosed --$t2. How Serious Is Your Cancer? --$t3. Surgical Treatment --$t4. Radiation Treatment --$t5. Hormone Treatment --$t6. Cryotherapy --$t7. Alternative and Experimental Therapies --$t8. Treatment Decisions --$t9. Your Support System --$t10. Major Complications and Their Treatment --$t11. What Happens if the Cancer Spreads or Comes Back? --$t12. What Is Known About the Causes? --$t13. Factors That May Prevent Emergence or Recurrence --$t14. Science and Politics --$t15. Advice for Men Who Do Not Have Prostate Cancer --$tAppendix A. The Anatomy and Function of the Prostate Gland --$tAppendix B. Evaluation of Books About Prostate Cancer --$tAppendix C. Useful Websites on Prostate Cancer --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $aWhen Dr. E. Fuller Torrey was diagnosed with prostate cancer, none of the books he could find was current enough or comprehensive enough to satisfy his need for information. This book is for the hundreds of thousands of other men who each year receive the same frightening diagnosis. It is the book Dr. Torrey wished he had when he was facing the countless questions that a man with prostate cancer, and his family and friends, all confront. Complete, up-to-date, and readable, the book explains how to come to terms with the diagnosis of prostate cancer, evaluate the severity of the disease, and assess the variety of treatment options and their complications. Many chapters provide information other books barely consider, such as a full discussion of the causes of prostate cancer and an evaluation of other books on the subject. Also included is a summary of the most useful Web sites. The author mixes his personal experience with factual material, and he maintains a reassuring sense of humor. His advice is practical, with dozens of tips and lists including "Ten Steps to Sanity for Men Recently Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer." With Dr. Torrey's book in hand, readers can now tackle all the important decisions about prostate cancer, confident in having the most accurate and complete information available. 410 0$aYale University Press health & wellness. 606 $aProstate$xCancer$xTreatment$vPopular works 606 $aProstate$xCancer$vPopular works 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aProstate$xCancer$xTreatment 615 0$aProstate$xCancer 676 $a616.99/463 700 $aTorrey$b E. Fuller$g(Edwin Fuller),$f1937-$0962323 701 $aStoiber$b Carlton$01031783 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452198603321 996 $aSurviving prostate cancer$92449290 997 $aUNINA