Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer: Get the Treatment That Is Right for You - Brossura

Chodak, Gerald, M.D.

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ISBN 10: 1936303035 ISBN 13: 9781936303038

Casa editrice: Demos Medical Pub, 2010

Riassunto

"As Dr. Chodak points out, being empowered and learning to cope comes through knowledge and hope. His book provides a comprehensive view of this complex and often controversial disease."---Thomas N. Kirk, President and Chief Executive Officer, Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network

"I am a 42-year prostate cancer survivor and I have read many books pertaining to prostate cancer. This book is the most comprehensive and extensive book I have ever read. I would recommend reading this book no matter what stage you happen to be at the present time."---Edward C. Kaps, Co-founder and Past President, Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network

"Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer is the first book that is both a balanced and comprehensive review of almost all aspects of prostate cancer... This will be highly recommended reading for all my patients who have an interest in prostate cancer."---E. David Crawford, MD, Professor of Surgery/Urology/Radiation Oncology, Head Urologic Oncology, E. David Crawford Endowed Chair in Urologic Oncology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer is an unbiased and up-to-date look at prostate cancer treatments and therapies. Dr. Chodak lays out the pros and cons of all reasonable treatment options including the chances that a man may have a good result or develop side effects or complications.

Winning the Battle Against Prostate Cancer offers empathetic insight into the impact of the disease on day-to-day activities so that patients and family members have a clear understanding of what lies ahead and the options that are available should complications arise. The book does not gloss over the controversies but presents them in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand manner.

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L'autore

Dr. Gerald Chodak was on the faculty at the University of Chicago. He remained there until forming the Midwest Prostate and Urology Health Center in 1999. He performed the first laparoscopic lymph node dissection for prostate cancer in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Japan. Dr. Chodak helped form the first chapter of Us TOO. Currently, he produces a weekly video for Medscape called "Controversies in Urology" and maintains a prostate educational website at www.ProstateVideos.com.

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• Editore: Demos Medical Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1936303035
• ISBN 13: 9781936303038
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 394