Prostate Cancer
Expert Advice for Helping Your Loved One
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023.
Format: Book
Description: xi, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
"This book explains prostate cancer to spouses and partners, from diagnosis through treatment, emotional resources to physical support and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Series: Johns Hopkins Press health book.
Contents:
A Partner Tells Her Story -- The Prostate Gland: What, Where, and Why -- An Introduction to Cancer -- The Symptoms of Prostate Cancer -- Diagnosing Prostate Cancer -- The PSA Test: What It Is and What It Indicates -- How a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Can Affect You -- How a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Can Affect Your Partner -- Treating Localized Prostate Cancer -- Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer -- Clinical Trials and Alternative Treatments -- Prostate Cancer Surgery: Before, During, and After -- The Side Effects and Aftereffects of Treatments -- Sharing Information about His Cancer -- The Benefits of Diet and Exercise -- The Role of Supplements -- The Power of Prayer -- The Helpfulness of Mindfulness -- Managing the Expenses of Prostate Cancer -- Planning for Dying
ISBN:
9781421445991
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
Main (Downtown) | Nonfiction | Just Ordered | |
HEALTH Condition Cancer Bau | St. Andrews Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Wheatley (Shandon) | Nonfiction | Just Ordered |
Includes bibliographical references and index.