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The whole life prostate book : everything that every man-at every age-needs to know about maintaining optimal prostate health
Title:
The whole life prostate book : everything that every man-at every age-needs to know about maintaining optimal prostate health
Author:
Carter, H. Ballentine.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Free Press hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Free Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
xxii, 467 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
"One of the world's preeminent prostate cancer doctors offers the authoritative and definitive guide for men of all ages for better prostate health and longevity. The book is sure to become for prostate health what Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has been for breast health--the book that everyone will want to read. For the 20 million men who are currently coping with prostate health issues in the U.S., and for the 200,000 diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, The Whole Life Prostate Book is the best go-to resource for everything patients and their families need to know to survive and thrive. Lifestyle choices--diet, exercise, and health maintenance--can defy prostate cancer; according to Dr. Carter, it's never too late, or too early, to start following his preventive program. Director of Adult Urology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a world-renowned expert in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate disease, Dr. H. Ballentine Carter has packed this book with wisdom gleaned from his many years in the field. Cutting through the overwhelming amount of information--and misinformation--on the topic, Dr. Carter arms men with the knowledge required to make the best decisions about prevention, testing, and treatment. In easy-to-understand language, Dr. Carter explains how to read test results and outlines all of the treatment options available for prostate cancer, from radiation therapy and radical prostatectomy to brachytherapy and Proactive Surveillance, an innovative approach pioneered by Dr. Carter and designed to preserve the prostate for life. Fearlessly tackling the problem head-on, this guide will be a lifesaver for countless readers"--Provided by publisher.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Your healthy prostate. Prostate 101 : the basics ; Protecting your prostate ; Nutrition and men's optimal health -- Waterworks. Frequency problems ; Lower urinary tract symptoms : going too often day or night, dribbling and dripping, straining, hesitating, and leaking ; Treatment options for LUTS ; The overactive bladder -- Inflammation of the prostate. Prostatitis : if you don't understand it, reclassify it ; Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome : a painful condition with a new name and revolutionary ways to treat it -- Cancer. Prostate cancer ; Screening and diagnosing prostate cancer ; You've got (favorable risk) prostate cancer ; Active surveillance ; Surgery for prostate cancer ; Treating prostate cancer with radiation therapy ; Managing erectile dysfunction and incontinence after prostate cancer therapy ; If cancer comes back.
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ISBN:
9781451621211

9781451621228
Format :
Book