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Roth, Andrew J.
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Prostate -- Cancer -- United States.
Prostate -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects.
Men -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Physician and patient.
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Roth, Andrew J.
Prostate -- Cancer -- United States.
Prostate -- Cancer -- Psychological aspects.
Men -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Physician and patient.
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Managing
prostate
cancer
: a guide for living better / by Andrew J. Roth, MD.
by
Roth, Andrew J.
Oxford University Press, c2015.
Call #:
616.99463 R845m
Subjects
Prostate
--
Cancer
--
United
States
.
Prostate
--
Cancer
--
Psychological aspects.
Men
--
Health and hygiene
--
United
States
.
Physician and patient.
ISBN:
9780199336920 (pbk.)
019933692X (pbk.)
Description:
xi, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-336) and index.
Contents:
New diagnosis and early-stage disease. Why me? Why not me? What now? : and why is a psychiatrist writing a book about
prostate
cancer
? ; How can you make the right treatment choice when there is no perfect choice? ; Lifting the weight of waiting and preparing for treatment : deciding between definitive treatment and watchful waiting or active surveillance ;
Prostate
cancer
anxiety, depression, and sleep problems : relax and enter the draft of the emotional judo playbook ; Do I really need a psychiatric medication to cope with
prostate
cancer
? ; Keeping the flames of intimacy alive ; Urinary, bowel, and energy leaks : this wasn't supposed to happen to me ; Not for patients only : spouses or partners can manage
prostate
cancer
better too
--
Later-stage disease and recurrence of disease. Coping with recurrence of
cancer
if the "definitive" treatment doesn't work : going hormonal ; Grieving for loss of trust, physical wholeness, and sense of immortality : reinvesting in your future as a wise role model.
Summary:
"No one can forecast the outcome of
prostate
cancer
. Diagnosis, treatment decisions, and treatment complications are fraught with uncertainty and distress. In Managing
Prostate
Cancer
, Dr. Andrew Roth teaches patients with prostate-cancer and their loved ones strategies for how to live better with the questions and challenges that arise with this diagnosis. These tools will also help healthcare givers to provide improved support for their patients and families"
--
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