Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health: From Conventional to Holistic Therapies [Paperback]

Aaron E. Katz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2005

For the first time, a leading expert in the field of prostate health shows men how to markedly reduce their risk not only of prostate cancer—but also enlarged prostate and prostatitis. Equally important, Dr. Katz shows men the best treatment protocols for these conditions. He also describes breakthrough clinical trials with a proprietary herbal formula that reverses precancerous prostate conditions known as PIN. No man today, or the woman who loves him, can afford not to be without this important, easytoread, breakthrough book.

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About the Author

Aaron E. Katz, MD is director of the Center for Holistic Urology at Columbia University Medical Center and Associate Professor of Clinical Urology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Freedom Pr Inc; 1 edition (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893910377
• ISBN-13: 978-1893910379
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Cancer > Prostate Disease

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52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health", December 1, 2005

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E. Scott Geller "Scott Geller, Ph.D." (Blacksburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health: From Conventional to Holistic Therapies (Paperback)

This comprehensive and straightforward discussion of prostate health is a must read for every man over 45. Why, because a majority of these men will experience an enlarged, inflamed, or cancerous prostate, and this book tells you what to do about each of these common diseases, from prevention to diagnosis, and then from selecting a treatment to dealing with the variety of possible post-therapy results.

Prostate cancer is second only to lung cancer as the leading killer of men. This research-based book offers practical strategies for preventing prostate cancer, and details the variety of approaches to treating this disease.

As an author of 15 research-based books, I appreciate Dr. Katz's readable and coherent writing style; and as a victim of prostate cancer, I appreciate Dr. Katz's thorough and balanced coverage of prostate health. Throughout four years of dealing with prostate cancer, I have read numerous books and research reports on the subject. Most of these presentations are narrow-minded, incomplete, or perplexing. This text offers the most comprehensive and coherent presentation, decreasing both my confusion and distress about prostate disease.

Indeed, if I had read this book four years ago, I would have been more informed about selecting a course of treatment. I would have felt more like a participant than a victim throughout the process of diagnosis, treatment selection, post-surgery recovery, and follow-up assessments. At least now, with this book as a guide, I am more in control of dealing with a return of my prostate cancer after three years of remission.
Like no other, this book opened my eyes to the variety of options available for the prevention, treatment, and survival of prostate cancer. Bottom line: Read this book for the health of your prostate. The more you know about prostate disease, the more you can do to prevent or treat it effectively.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific book with an unforgiveable flaw, December 10, 2008

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Michael Colford (Cartersville, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health: From Conventional to Holistic Therapies (Paperback)

I have really strong feelings both pro and con about Dr. Katz's book.

On the one hand, it is one of the most comprehensive books on the care and treatment of the prostate and its problems that I have come across, and I have read many. It gives detailed information, and DOSAGE LEVELS for recommended herb treatments for BPH and prostatitis, along with conventional medical prescription options, as opposed to the generalized information in these areas that you'll typically find elsewhere. I was impressed with the detailed information about how prostate processes and treatments actually work in this book, as I've never seen another that explored options on both sides of the traditional medicine/holistic line, that are usually at such odds with each other. In this sense, I don't think the book has any peer, and in that sense, I believe it deserves the highest rating.

The big problem that I have with this book, is that, while it was written and published as late as 2005-2006, Dr. Katz seems to lose all his objectivity when it comes to prostate cancer and the latest treatment results, and simply reverts back to being a urologist. By this I mean that according to the good doctor, the only reasonable treatment for prostate cancer is surgery. Surgery is what urologists do, so consequently, Dr. Katz continues to portray prostate surgery as the "Gold Standard" in prostate cancer treatment.

While lots of men have certainly travelled down this road, I've heard from more than a few doctors (including urologists) that with the advancements currently being made for prostate cancer treatment, it is quite possible that in ten years surgery will not even be performed anymore as a treatment for prostate cancer. That is of course unless most urologists have something to say about it.

While a multitude of prostate cancer patients are now routinely being treated with external beam radiation, radiated seed implants, and hormone therapy -- all with results that equal surgery with fewer lifelong side effects, Dr. Katz barely mentions these options as frontline treatments, relegating them to some sort of "clean up" therapies when the problem exceeds surgery's ability to help.

In my opinion, this is a huge failing of this book, as dealing with prostate cancer is one of its primary directives, and certainly one of the most important. It's interesting, in that this serious shortfall could easily make the entire book irrelevant to its audience, if it wasn't so wonderful in every other respect.

Because I have to respect what is so comprehensive and original about this book, I have to give it four stars, knocking it down from five because of its one very significant failing.

For all men seeking comprehensive answers about prostate health, this is a good place to start. But please don't let Dr. Katz's impressive knowledge and stature as an expert in this area influence you about surgery being the only realistic option when it comes to prostate cancer. From what I've learned from many other books and from prostate cancer patients themselves, it simply is not the only answer, and it very possibly is not even the best one.

My best wishes to you if you have prostate cancer. In your efforts to find a treatment that you are "comfortable" with, please take the time to read as many books as possible before making any decision, or even getting additional opinions. Much more knowledge and perspective can be gained from some of the better books on the subject, than from visiting a number of doctors that will press their own subjective opinions, if you don't have your own knowledge already in hand. Whatever you choose, you will likely find out so much more about the disease and your treatment options after you choose and receive a form of treatment, than you did before. Since treatment is irreversable, try to try to narrow that gap as much as possible beforehand.

Good luck to you.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally information from best of both worlds to make the right choice!, November 16, 2005

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This review is from: Dr. Katz's Guide to Prostate Health: From Conventional to Holistic Therapies (Paperback)

Dr. Katz did a great service to men and their loved ones by building upon conventional medicine and methods in this book. By adding and blending alternatives to the traditional ways, more and better choices become available. What he offers is a better way to prevent and treat prostate problems. I wish more doctors in all fields of practice follow his lead in their treatment programs.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and will use it as a health reference source.