The Healthy Prostate: A Doctor's Comprehensive Program for Preventing and Treating Common Problems [Paperback]

Arnold Fox (Author), Barry Fox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0471119822 | ISBN-13: 978-0471119821 | Edition: 1

This breakthrough book is a medical doctor's proven prescription for a healthy prostate. Arnold Fox, M.D., who has successfully treated prostate problems for over forty years, speaks directly to your vital concerns, including:
* Early symptoms of prostate problems and what to do about each type
* The full range of traditional and alternative treatments available, notably the best drug-free, nonsurgical options
* Easy-to-understand, step-by-step treatment plans for each type of problem
* The pros and cons of common medications
* Innovative treatments such as hyperthermia and cryosurgery
* Checklists and brief quizzes to accurately assess your health status
* A detailed prevention program to maintain your good health
* Important questions to ask your doctor now

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Fox, a respected authority on prostate health, offers a proven program for treating not only prostate cancer but the more common benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). Beginning with a thorough examination of prostate gland physiology, Fox goes on to examine symptoms of prostate problems, how ailments are diagnosed and the benefits and drawbacks of various drugs, surgeries and alternative treatments used to tackle such problems. Fox then details his "Healthy Prostate Program," a therapy that stresses diet and exercise over surgery and drug treatments for controlling most prostate problems. Features a self-assessment quiz that shows readers how changing their lifestyle can lead to a healthier prostate.

From the Back Cover

This breakthrough book is a medical doctor's proven prescription for a healthy prostate. Arnold Fox, M.D., who has successfully treated prostate problems for over forty years, speaks directly to your vital concerns, including:

• Early symptoms of prostate problems and what to do about each type
• The full range of traditional and alternative treatments available, notably the best drug-free, nonsurgical options
• Easy-to-understand, step-by-step treatment plans for each type of problem
• The pros and cons of common medications
• Innovative treatments such as hyperthermia and cryosurgery
• Checklists and brief quizzes to accurately assess your health status
• A detailed prevention program to maintain your good health
• Important questions to ask your doctor now

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (February 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471119822
• ISBN-13: 978-0471119821
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,451,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book helps a patient take charge of his own treatment., October 25, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: The Healthy Prostate: A Doctor's Comprehensive Program for Preventing and Treating Common Problems (Paperback)

This book is a great source of valuable and very up-to-date information on prostate problems. More importantly, perhaps, this book is written by someone who clearly understands both medicine and patients - as demonstrated by these excerpts: "Always bear in mind ... that you're in charge. The doctor is only your advisor." (p51) "The doctor is not God and does not have all the answers. However, the best doctor will have a lot of information, experience, and wisdom from which you can draw when making your choices." (p220) "Don't let your doctor decide for you, or talk you into or out of anything. It's your health and your body, so it's your choice." (p145) "The best patient communicates well, and demands the best from his doctors." (p166) "It's the patients who give their doctors the most trouble, the ones who challenge treatment choices, who ask the most questions, and who refuse to play helpless that do the best." (p174) I whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Prostate.

3.0 out of 5 stars Errata, November 17, 2011

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This review is from: The Healthy Prostate: A Doctor's Comprehensive Program for Preventing and Treating Common Problems (Paperback)

I wrote a review for this book, mistaking it for another with a similar title. I have not read this book. My apologies to the author.