Sotelo R., Arriaga J., Azhar R.A., Gill I.S. (Eds.) Prostate Cancer: A Patient's Guide

Springer International Publishing, 2015. — 180 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-05599-2, 978-3-319-05600-5.Informative and easy to understand images are used to accompany the text, helping the reader to understand better the scientific and medical concepts described
The latest medical standards issued by the most prestigious urology associations are followed, giving the reader the most current information and best grades of recommendation and legal acceptance
The book is written by international experts in prostate disease, which provides the reader with the best source of information availableYou are reading this book probably because you or your loved one has been diagnosed with a prostate-related disease or cancer. Understanding prostate diseases may seem overwhelming at first. For instance, information on how to screen for, diagnose, and treat prostate cancer varies by methodology and resources available. Newspapers, television, and web searches will bring up many topics ranging from scientific studies to inspirational stories about cancer survivors to rumors and myths about the treatment of prostate cancer. How does anyone who has never thought about cancer before make sense of all of this? The information in this book is intended to help you know and understand the current medical standards; it is advice based on our professional experience. This book is written to help newly diagnosed patients with prostate-related diseases have a better overall understanding of their condition and know what to expect.Understanding prostate diseases without the proper and reliable guidance can be overwhelming because the internet, television and print media saturate us with information ranging from scientific studies across the world to inspiring stories from cancer survivors to many myths and rumors. How do we interpret all that information? This book intends to help patients and their families to know and understand their diagnosis. Once this has been established, the reader can confidently determine the best choice of treatment, resting assured that the guidance in this book adheres to current international medical standards and has been influenced by the authors' many years of professional experiences. The editors aim to transmit, in a simple and precise manner, only relevant and necessary information to help patients and families that have been diagnosed with prostate diseases.An Appointment with the Urologist
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
Prostate Biopsy
Prostatitis — Pelvic Pain
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostate Cancer
How to Get a Second Opinion