American College of Physicians Home Medical Guide: Prostate Problems [Paperback]

John M. S. Pearce (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0789441683 | ISBN-13: 978-0789441683 | Edition: 1

Pocket-sized guide to prostate problems. Covers symptoms, tests, diagnosis, treatments, self-help, and lifestyle. Includes: what the prostate does and what can go wrong, prostate cancer and other disorders, and case histories. Many full-color illustrations. For consumers. Softcover.

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About the Author

David Goldmann, MD FACP, Senior Deputy Editor of the Annals of Internal Medicine, Editor-in-Chief of Integrated Clinical Information Resources of the ACP-ASIM, and Associate Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Wynnewood, PA. David A. Horowitz, MD, is the Associate Director of Program Development at the Department of Health and Disease Management, University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Ardmore, PA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT; 1 edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789441683
• ISBN-13: 978-0789441683
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,492,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Old Stuff, September 19, 2000

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ted thompson (Whispering Pines, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American College of Physicians Home Medical Guide: Prostate Problems (Paperback)

Although the copyright of the book is 2000, the contents are from an older work as mentioned on the copyright page. I would estimate the information in the book is at least 10-years old! As an example, the auther refers to the PSA as "fairly new" when it was approved by the FDA in 1986. The latest treatments for BPH (example: use of microwaves to shrink the prostate) are not even mentioned.

I bought the book because of the year-2000 copyright and got old, incomplete stuff!

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for explaining prostate problems to patients, January 26, 2002

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Jennifer C. Logan "drjlo" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American College of Physicians Home Medical Guide: Prostate Problems (Paperback)

Although this book has information which is not state of the art, the pictures and basic data are very good, and are helpful in describing medical problems to patients. I recommend it.
Jennifer C. Logan, M.D.