This is an unbiased and up-to-date look at prostate cancer treatments and therapies, resolving the problem of contradictory and incomplete information. Dr. Chodak outlines the pros and cons of all reasonable treatment options, recognising that men and their families need more than just the facts - they are concerned not only with their survival but also what life will be like after treatment.
Foreword , Introduction , Acknowledgments , I Prevention, Early Detection, and Screening for Prostate Cancer, 1. Preventing Prostate Cancer , 2. Screening and Early Detection:: Understanding the Risks and Benefits , 3. The Prostate Biopsy-When, If, and How? , II What You Need Before Getting Treated, 4. The Male Anatomy:: How It All Fits Together , 5. Staging Your Prostate Cancer , 6. Understanding Tumor Stage and Tumor Grade , 7. Understanding Medical Studies so You Can Get the Treatment That Is Right for You 50, III How to Treat Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer, 8. Overview of Treatment Options , 9. Watchful Waiting , 10. Active Surveillance:: A Safer Approach Than Watchful Waiting, 11. Surgical Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer, 12. Removing the Lymph Nodes:: If, When, and How? , 13. External Beam Radiation, 14. Brachytherapy , 15. Cryotherapy or Freezing the Prostate for Localized Prostate Cancer , 16. Hormone Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer , 17. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, 18. How to Decide Which Treatment Is Right for You? , 19. How to Improve Your Quality-of-Life, 20. What to Do if the Prostate-Specific Antigen Rises After Local Therapy , IV Managing Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer, 21. Radical Prostatectomy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer , 22. Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Disease, 23. Hormone Therapy for Locally Advanced Disease, 24. Making a Decision About Locally Advanced Disease , V Managing Metastatic Prostate Cancer, 25. Primary Hormone Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer , 26. Managing Metastatic Disease With Combined Androgen Blockade or Triple Drug Therapy , 27. Managing Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer With Second-line Hormone Therapies , 28. Immunotherapy Using Sipuleucel-T, 29. Chemotherapy , 30. Treatment Options for Bone Metastases , 31. Is a Research Study Right for You? , 32. New Hope on the Horizon , VI What You Can Do to Help Yourself, 33. The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 34. Using the Internet, 35. The Role of Support Groups and Counseling , 36. What to Do When Therapy Is No Longer Effective , Glossary, Bibliography , Index ,
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