Prostate Disease: The Most Comprehensive, Up-to-Date Information Available to Help You Understand Your Condition, Make the Right Treatment Choices,: and Cope Effectively

W. Scott McDougal

ISBN 10: 0812923197 / ISBN 13: 9780812923193

Editore: Three Rivers Press, 1996

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0812923197I5N00

Riassunto:

If you've been diagnosed with a prostate disorder, you're probably confused by the array of treatment choices - including no treatment at all - and frightened at the prospect of the two common side effects of such treatment: impotence and incontinence. Prostate Disease combines the most up-to-date research and frank discussion to help you make the best choices for your individual situation and work more effectively with your health-care team. Topics include: making the right choice: surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, "watchful waiting," and more; the latest research on secondary hormonal therapy, cryosurgery, cell-killing chemotherapy, growth-factor inhibitors, immunotherapy, and other advancing treatments; how to evaluate alternative therapies; and coping with impotence and incontinence.
This essential guide will take you step-by-step through diagnosis, causes, treatment options, and methods of coping for all major prostate disorders, with perspectives from leading doctors, nurses, therapists, dietitians, social workers, and men who are living with each treatment choice.

Informazioni sull'autore: W. Scott McDougal, M.D., is professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and chief of urology at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Titolo: Prostate Disease: The Most Comprehensive, ...
Casa editrice: Three Rivers Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1996
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket