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Your Guide to Prostate Cancer (A Hodder Arnold Publication) [Paperback]

Roger Kirby (Author), Dr. CLaire Taylor (Author)


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August 16, 2007 A Hodder Arnold Publication
Your Guide to Prostate Cancer is the patient's ultimate source of essential and invaluable information. Providing all the necessary facts, guidance and support, this book will enable the reader to make informed choices and regain control of their life.

Written by Prof. Roger Kirby and Dr. Claire Taylor, world-renowned experts in this area of oncology, this book uncovers everything you need to know about prostate cancer. From explaining exactly what prostate cancer is, what causes it and its symptoms to the diagnosis, what exactly the tests involve and every treatment available, this book gives you advice that will inform, reassure and support you when you need it most.

The clear, straightforward design of the book together with original features such as myth/fact boxes, key terms, question and answer section and a chapter on who the patient/carer might meet in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the condition will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.

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"The straightforward and supportive tone, clear layout and jargon-free style ensure that the illness is demystified, and that the reader has all the information in one place." -- Professor Sir John Lilleyman, past President of the Royal Society of Medicine 20060710

About the Author

Professor Roger Kirby is the Consultant Urologist at Cromwell Hospital, London. He is an internationally recognised authority on prostate cancer and has published over 40 books and 190 peer-reviewed papers. He is also Secretary of The British Urological Foundation and Chairman of the Prostate Research Campaign UK. Dr Claire Taylor is specialist registrar at the Insitute of Urology and Nephrology, London.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Arnold Publishers (August 16, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340906200
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340906200
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,769,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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cryotherapy needles, man with prostate cancer, cancer deposits, maximal androgen blockade, getting prostate cancer, prostate cancer cells, bilateral orchidectomy, radical prostatectomy, metastatic prostate cancer, palliative care team, surrounding capsule, prostate tissue, developing prostate cancer, prostate biopsies, prostate cells, prostate gland, erection problems, radioactive seeds, surrounding healthy tissue, external beam radiotherapy
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