Prostate cancer : a patient's guide /: a patient's guide. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: René Sotelo [and three others], editors ; contributors, Juan Arriaga [and fifteen others].
• Editors: Sotelo, René
• Other Names: Sotelo, René; Arriaga, Juan contributor.
• Contents: Prologue; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; What Is the Prostate?; Where Is the Prostate? (Fig. 1.2); Size and Weight; What Does the Prostate Do?; Chapter 2: An Appointment with the Urologist; Does the Urologist Work Only with Men's Diseases?; When Should the Urologist Be Consulted?; Symptoms of Prostate Disease; Why Should You Have a Prostate Examination?; Diagnostic Tests; Chapter 3: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA); PSA Analysis; Total PSA; Total PSA Compared to Free PSA; Future Tumor Markers for Prostate Cancer; Chapter 4: Prostate Biopsy; What Is a Prostate Biopsy? Who Needs This Procedure? Who Performs the Biopsy?; How Many Samples Are Needed for a Diagnosis?; What Should Be Known About the Biopsy Procedure?; What Should Be Done Before the Biopsy?; How Is the Procedure Performed?; What Should Be Done After the Biopsy?; What Are the Possible Complications After the Biopsy?; What Are the Possible Results of the Biopsy?; Chapter 5: Prostatitis-Pelvic Pain; Type I Prostatitis; Type II Prostatitis; Type III Prostatitis; Type IV Prostatitis; NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms Index (NIH_CPSI); Chapter 6: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Symptoms. Diagnostic Methods Medical Treatment; Alpha Blockers; Secondary Effects; 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors (5ARIs); Impaired Kidney Function; Acute Urinary Retention; Bladder Stones; Recurrent or Severe Bleeding; Unstable Bladder with Urge Incontinence; Hernias; Surgical Treatments; Other Treatments; Chapter 7: Prostate Cancer; What Is Prostate Cancer?; Epidemiology; Prevention; Symptoms; Surgical Treatments; Preparation Prior to Surgery and Aftercare; Pathological Interpretation of the Prostate Removed During Surgery; Biopsy Results; Prognosis; Complications of Radical Prostatectomy. Sexuality and Prostate CancerThe Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer-What to Do? What to Know?; Relationship Between the Treatment for Prostate Cancer and Erectile Dysfunction; Alternative Treatments Erectile Dysfunction; Erectile Dysfunction Secondary to Radical Prostatectomy (Fig. 7.13); Urinary Incontinence Secondary to Radical Prostatectomy; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Compared with Radical Prostatectomy; Combination of Radiotherapy and Hormone Therapy; Medical Oncological Treatment; Chapter 8: How to Get a Second Opinion; Reasons for Seeking a Second Opinion. Find Out for Yourself-Search the Internet Family and Friends; Primary Care Physician or Family Doctor; Another Doctor; Who Is Right? Whom Should We Believe?; Recommended Resources; Resources for Second Opinions; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (187 pages)
• Subjects: 610 613 614.44 616.6 616994; Prostate -- Cancer -- Popular works; Prostate -- Cancer; Medicine; Health promotion; Oncology; Urology; Health promotion; Medicine; Oncology; Prostate -- Cancer; Urology; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319056005; 3319055992; 9783319055992
• Related ISBNs: 331905600X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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