100 Preguntas Y Respuestas Sobre el Cancer de Prostata100 Questions & Answers About Prostate Cancer provides authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. Providing both doctor and patient perspectives, this easy-to-read book is a comprehensive guide to the basics of prostate cancer, risk factors and prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and life after diagnosis. Written by Dr. Pamela Ellsworth, a prominent urologist and best-selling author, Questions & Answers About Prostate Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning what to expect after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. |
Contents
How common is prostate cancer? | |
Evaluation for Prostate Cancer | |
How does one know if the prostate canceris confined to the prostate? | |
Why doI needa teamof | |
Complications of Treatment | |
Are there any predictors | |
Social Effects of Prostate Cancer | |
Appendix | |
Glossary | |
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100 Questions and Answers about Prostate Cancer Pamela Ellsworth,John A. Heaney,Oliver Gill Limited preview - 2002 |
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