My Prostate and Me: Dealing with Prostate Cancer [Hardcover]

William Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 1994

My Prostate and Me will provide urologists with a valuable educational tool for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, their families and friends. DSDavid G. Kaufman, MD

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"The ability to write clearly and concisely about the things that happen to you and around you is a great gift. Most of us don't have it; Bill Martin very obviously does. My Prostate and Me is a book about love and fear, family and friends, risks and decisions. Ultimately, it is also about travel along a road which still has an unknown ending--but a road which now stretches out into the future in a way that it did not on the day the author received his diagnosis....Bill Martin's ability to integrate all these diverse elements together with accurate scientific and medical information about the highly controversial aspects of prostate cancer and its management makes this book a valuable and recommended contribution to the patient-oriented literature on prostate cancer." -- E. Michael D. Scott, CoMed Cancer InfoLink

About the Author

WILLIAM MARTIN, Ph.D., is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Professor of Religion and Public Policy in the Department of Sociology at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and Senior Scholar in the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, also at Rice. His numerous magazine articles have appeared in such publications as The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Esquire, and Texas Monthly. He is the author of five other books, including A Prophet With Honor: The Billy Graham Story (William Morrow, 1991) and With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America (Broadway Books, 1996), the companion volume to the PBS series of the same name. Dr. Martin has discussed My Prostate and Me on hundreds of radio and television stations in the United States and Canada and speaks frequently to prostate-cancer support groups and other organizations concerned with assisting cancer patients. In his role as a sociologist, Dr. Martin has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nightline, Today, The MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour, All Things Considered, 20/20, and Frontline.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 246 pages
• Publisher: Cadell & Davies (January 25, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569778884
• ISBN-13: 978-1569778883
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,475,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent description of the road to decision for PC, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: My Prostate and Me: Dealing with Prostate Cancer (Hardcover)

Bill Martin does an excellent job of describing the events one encounters when diagnosed with PC. He does it in layman terms and with subtle humor. I've been there.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must reading for all young geezers over fifty, April 20, 1998

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This review is from: My Prostate and Me: Dealing with Prostate Cancer (Hardcover)

Anyone who's been caught by anyone who's had an operation (Did I show you my scar?) knows it's not fun to sit and listen to the details. Martin's style and insight makes you look forward to it, especially since this tome involves so much more.

You'll be enlightened to learn how medical science has advanced in the treatment of this disease, be fearful in the way it can sneak up on you, and be committed to annual prostate exams from the moment you put it down. But before you do, you'll have laughed (and cried) out loud.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book was excellent, October 18, 2001

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This review is from: My Prostate and Me: Dealing with Prostate Cancer (Hardcover)

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer last winter, and we were given a copy of this book by a friend. We read and re-read it over and over. It was an excellent way to learn and discuss what was happening, and to learn what was going to happen. I highly reccommend it to anyone in this situation.