Prostate Cancer : What Every Man- -And His Family - -Needs to Know

Larson, Thayne R., MacLennan, Gregory T., Schaumburg, Ron, Bostwick, David G., American Cancer Society Staff and Volunteers

ISBN 10: 0375753192 / ISBN 13: 9780375753190

Editore: Random House Publishing Group, 1999

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• Titolo: Prostate Cancer : What Every Man- -And His Family - -Needs to Know
• Editore: Random House Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0375753192
• ISBN 13: 9780375753190
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

Presents basic information about prostate cancer

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

cer is the most common form of cancer (excluding skin cancer) among American men. In 1998 approximately 184,500 new cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed in the United States. However, if detected early, it is also among the most treatable forms of cancer, and due to advances in diagnosis and treatment, survival rates continue to rise. The five-year survival rate has increased from 50 percent in the period from 1960 to 1963 to 89 percent today.
But most men--and their families--lack the most basic information about what to do when confronted with a diagnosis of prostate cancer. This book, written by internationally respected medical experts, sets out to explain everything a man needs to know. Written, updated, and revised under the auspices of the American Cancer Society, the nation's leader in cancer research, education, and rehabilitation, it contains the most up-to-date information about the disease. Even more, it is a patient's advocacy book