Synopses & Reviews
Major medical breakthroughs are enabling more and more men to survive prostate cancer. Once a deraded killer, the disease can today be managed with a wide range of powerful new strategies. Now this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and award-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to all those facing this illness. Learn:
- The risk factors of prostate cancer, including heredity, diet, and envrionment
- Why a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and less red meat may help prevent or delay prostate cancer
- Why the digital rectal exam and PSA test might save your life
- The latest treatment options--from Dr. Walsh's nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques and promising drugs for advanced prostate cancer
- Effective methods for recovering continence and potency after treatment.
The ultimate book on the No. 1 men's disease in the world...should be in every man's home.--USA Today
All men--and their loved ones--battling or concerned about prostate cancer should read this book.--Publisher's Weekly
Comforting, encouraging...a must-read for women, men, and families...tells you everything you need to know. --Elizabeth Dole
Dr. Walsh is widely regarded as the nation's finest prostate cancer surgeon... Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations.--Washington Post
Synopsis
Walsh, professor of urology at Johns Hopkins University, and Worthington, a medical writer, offer a thorough guide to one of the most frightening diseases for men. The authors discuss why prostate cancer is prevalent in the U.S. and the reasons men develop prostate cancer, including age, race, family history and diet.