Don Kaltenbach has written a brilliant text on prostate cancer. This is a 'must read' for all newly diagnosed patients and their families to assist them through the complex maze of available treatment options. Daniel H. Clarke, M.D. Northern Virginia Cancer Center, Alexandria, Virginia Kaltenbach, who survived his own battle with prostate cancer, discusses in simple language symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications. PROSTATE CANCER: A SURVIVOR'S GUIDE is an essential purchase for a core collection of materials on men's health. Library Journal |
Welcome to the PCa-Guide! The newly revised and updated Fifth Edition of the comprehensive prostate cancer survival guide, written by a former patient and survivor with expert medical advice from leading physicians Prostate Cancer:by Don Kaltenbach with Tim Richards Foreword by Michael J. Dattoli, M.D. • Paperback: 320 pages; • Publisher: Dattoli Cancer Foundation / • ISBN: 0979468019 • Illustrations and index • American Cancer Society Award Winner ________________________________________________________________ Unlike many books dealing with medical conditions, this book tells it from the view of a patient confronted with life-threatening choices. Speaking from his own experience, prostate cancer survivor Don Kaltenbach cuts through the confusion and controversies. He tells how he avoided surgery and was successfully treated with radioactive "seed" implants (brachytherapy). Kaltenbach describes the entire range of available treatment options, including state-of-the-art Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). This newly revised edition of the Survivor's Guide provides the most up-to-date information that may save your life or that of a loved one. ________________________________________________________________ No other book explains more clearly... • Why more men are choosing non-surgical therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer. • Why recent medical advances have made radical prostatectomy unnecessary in many cases. • The latest results of radioactive seed implants and Intensity Modulated Therapy (IMRT) • The tests, the statistics, the stages and how to interpret them. • The essential questions to ask your doctor before agreeing to any course of treatment. • Quality of life concerns and coping with possible side effects like impotence and incontinence. |
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