The Johns Hopkins Patients Guide to Prostate Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow how to guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining prostate cancer treatments from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and provides valuable tools to help you to put together your plan of care. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.
Author(s): Arthur L. Burnett
Series: The Johns Hopkins Patients Guide
Edition: 1
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 153
TITLE......Page 5
COPYRIGHT......Page 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
PREFACE......Page 11
INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK TO YOUR BENEFIT......Page 13
CHAPTER 1 FIRST STEPS—I’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER......Page 15
CHAPTER 2 MY TEAM—MEETING YOUR TREATMENT TEAM......Page 25
CHAPTER 3 TAKING ACTION—COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS......Page 35
CHAPTER 4 BE PREPARED—THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TREATMENT......Page 45
CHAPTER 5 STRAIGHT TALK—COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS......Page 57
CHAPTER 6 MAINTAINING BALANCE—WORK AND LIFE DURING TREATMENT......Page 69
CHAPTER 7 SURVIVING PROSTATE CANCER—RE-ENGAGING IN MIND–BODY HEALTH AFTER TREATMENT......Page 75
CHAPTER 8 MANAGING RISK—WHAT IF MY CANCER COMES BACK?......Page 85
CHAPTER 9 MY CANCER ISN’T CURABLE—WHAT NOW?......Page 93
CHAPTER 10 PROSTATE CANCER IN OLDER ADULTS......Page 99
CHAPTER 11 TRUSTED RESOURCES: FINDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER AND ITS TREATMENT......Page 115
INFORMATION ABOUT JOHNS HOPKINS......Page 121
FURTHER READING......Page 123
GLOSSARY......Page 125
INDEX......Page 137
