Men who have completed prostate cancer treatment
often find themselves facing new challenges and setbacks
that do not necessarily recede along with the cancer.
Many books endeavor to explain the different types of
prostate cancer treatments, but most conclude once a
treatment choice has been made, offering readers little
in the way of guidance through the challenges of the
post-treatment period. After Prostate Cancer: A
What-Comes-Next Guide to a Safe and Informed Recovery
picks up where those books leave off. Dr. Arnold Melman,
Chair of the Department of Urology at the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, offers a thorough
description of what the prostate cancer recovery process
is like and what readers can do to move themselves
through recovery to the best possible health and
long-term prognosis. Giving detailed explanations of
what to expect and why based on diagnosis, treatment
methodology, and other variables that make each man's
post-treatment experience different, Dr. Melman offers
strategies for mindfully and healthfully approaching
post therapy issues, including confronting PSA
measurement, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence
and psychological issues that are a common result of
living through prostate cancer and treatment. Sharing
the experiences of other prostate cancer patients in
addition to accessible explanations of the available
medical literature, Dr. Melman helps readers and their
partners to get the best information, make the most
informed decisions, feel comfortable with those
decisions, and work through issues as they arise.
Treatment is only the beginning of getting back to a
healthy life after a diagnosis. After Prostate Cancer
offers the best information to help readers with
everything that comes next. "After Prostate Cancer
offers readers order who are often faced with chaos.
Melman and Newnham have written an informative guide for
the recovering prostate cancer patient."--Mani Menon,
M.D., The Raj and Padma Vattikuti Distinguished Chair
and Director, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford
Health System "Now the hundreds of men who have
benefitted directly from Dr. Arnold Melman's
compassionate care for prostate cancer will swell into
the thousands as the readers of this book take home his
wisdom and sound advice. The information he provides is
straightforward and practical, including both medical
and emotional sides of the experience. This book is a
welcome addition to the self-help library for prostate
cancer survivors."--Leslie R. Schover, Ph.D., Professor
of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center "This book summarizes the field of
recovery after prostate cancer perfectly for the patient
and his family. The authors cover all the topics that
patients who have undergone treatment want to know
about, including how to manage side effects. The text is
readable and the information is imparted in an
easy-to-understand style. I recommend this book to
patients, their loved ones, and anyone else who has been
affected by a prostate cancer diagnosis."--Ashutosh K.
Tewari, M.D., M.Ch., Director, Prostate Cancer Institute
and the LeFrak Robotic Surgery Center, Weill Cornell
Medical College
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