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EVERY MAN NEEDS THIS BOOK! Each year, more than 200,00 American men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. The good news is that more men are being cured of this disease than ever before. Now in a revised second edition, this lifesaving guide by Dr. Patrick Walsh and ard-winning science writer Janet Farrar Worthington offers a message of hope to every man facing this illness. Prostate cancer is a different disease in every man--which means that the right treatment varies for each man. Giving you a second opinion from the world's top experts in surgery, pathology, urology, and radiation and medical oncology, this book helps you determine the best plan for you. Learn:What causes prostate cancer--your risk factors, including heredity, diet, and environmentHow some simple changes in your diet and lifestyle can help prevent or delay the diseaseWhy the digital rectal exam and PSA test can save your life--and when to get these testsThe latest treatment options: from Dr. Walsh's "nerve-sparing" radical prostatectomy to new radiation techniques, laparoscopic procedures, and new drugs that are revolutionizing treatment of advanced cancerThe most effective methods for maintaining 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"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 surgeon...Very current...thoroughgoing primer on the disease, full of accessible but detailed explanations." --Washington PostPatrich C. Walsh, MD, the world's foremost authority on prostate cancer, is the Distinguished Service Professor of Urology at the Brady Urological Institute of the The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Walsh was honored as the 2007 National Physician of the Year for Clinical Excellence by Americas Top Doctors.Janet Farrar Worthington is an award-winning science writer.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 42 reviews)

outdated by Siai Marchetti (Sarasota)

4 Stars
October 18, 2009
This book treats cryosurgery the way it was treated 15 years ago. Also, there is no guidelines for someone with complications from the procedures. Also, it would be nice to have someone discuss the day by day events for someone who underwent each procedure. It is my personal experience that physicians make the worse patients because they will not accept bed rest to wait for the tissues to heal.

Dr. Ptrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer by Nick Baldwin (Tallahassee, Fl.)

5 Stars
September 15, 2009
This is the second of four valuable volumes I purchased, in trying to get a handle on my diagnosis of prostate cancer. This book, by one of the acknowledged leaders in prostate surgery, perhaps the "father of modern prostate cancer surgery," is packed full of facts and figures on all aspects of potential treatments yet encourages the patient to not limit himself to just it's reading in coming to a conclusion as to what treatment is right for him. I consider this a valuable backup volumn to my first choice (Dr. Peter Scardino's Prostate Book) and hardily encourage anyone diagnosed with prostate cancer to read, at the very least, both of these and perhaps even more information, before making up his mind as to a course of treatment.

Dr Patrick Walsh Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer Second Edition by Karen L. Bauer

5 Stars
September 11, 2009
Very helpful and informative A must have for people who want to be proactive and knowledgable

Dr. Walsh's Surviving Prostate Cancer by Lawrence M. Cassidy (Maine)

4 Stars
June 05, 2009
This is probably the definitive book on the prostate and prostate cancer. It has a 'quick read' format for each chapter, or a synopsis of the chapter, excellent drawings, and is just a keeper. I have not read it through yet, but I think the sole negative for some is that it does not give large discussion or a thorough up or down opinion on proton therapy. Any man beyond his mid sixties would do well to have this book.

If you've got IT...get this book! by C. Andrews

5 Stars
May 18, 2009
This one is easy...if you or someone you care about has prostate cancer, you need this book. Well written and researched, Dr. Walsh lays out all of the information you need to make informed decisions at every stage of the process. A friend loaned me his 1st edition when I was diagnosed, I subsequently bought a copy for myself, I have since bought multiple copies of the 2nd edition so I can give to friends or aquaintances who may be diagnosed. Lots of new information is in the 2nd edition.

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