ISBN: 9781421446004

Description: xi, 280 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

LCCN: 2022021515

Control Number: 3280574

Series:

• Johns Hopkins Press health book
• Johns Hopkins Press health book.

Subjects: Prostate -- Cancer -- Popular works.

Other Authors:

• Key, R. Garrett, 1977- author.
• Mobley, David F., author.