Updated Guidelines for Surviving Prostate Cancer

Updated Guidelines for Surviving Prostate Cancer brings you the newest and most comprehensive information on how you can take a proactive role in your own diagnosis, progression, survival, and quality of life. All from the dual perspective of a patient who fought and survived prostate cancer and a medical oncologist with a subspecialty in prostate cancer who diagnosed, treated, and saved as well as lengthened the lives of countless patients stricken with this disease. The book is organized into five parts. Part I describes various facets of the screening process and covers the current knowledge including basic and clinical research. Part II deals with the techniques used to improve the accuracy of imaging the disease. Part III expands on the new and seasoned treatment strategies for dealing with prostate cancer. Part IV relates relevant information patients should use to support their health care. Part V, the Appendix, cites locations of specialized doctors, combination radiation sites, IMRT sites, vaccine clinical trial centers, and gene testing locations.