Description: Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers : An Essential Guide to Managing Prostate Cancer for Patients and Their Families, Paperback by Scholz, Mark, Blum, Ralph H., ISBN 1635421861, ISBN-13 9781635421866, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "Every year almost a quarter of a million confused and frightened American men are tossed into a prostate cancer cauldron stirred by salespeople representing a multibillion-dollar industry. In this flourishing business, the radical prostatectomy is stillthe most widely recommended treatment option. Yet a recent and definitive study in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that out of the fifty thousand prostate operations performed annually, more than forty thousand are unjustified. But this is no surprise given that 99 percent of all doctors treating this disease are surgeons or radiation therapists. The appalling fact is that men are still being rushed into a major operation that rarely prolongs life and more than half the time leaves them impotent. Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers is a report on the latest thinking in prostate cancer therapy: close monitoring-active surveillance rather than surgery or radiation-should be the initial treatment approach for many men. There are three stages ofprostate cancer and this book will provide accurate information about how to distinguish between them: Low-Risk, which requires no immediate treatment; Intermediate-Risk, which will benefit from surgery, radiation, and/or hormonal therapy; and High-Risk,a type that does require immediate treatment with a combination of therapies. In a unique collaboration, doctor and patient provide a wholly new perspective on managing this disease. Ralph Blum's account of his personal struggle, together with Dr. Mark Scholz's presentation of new scientific advances, provides convincing evidence that this noninvasive approach can be crucial in preventing tens of thousands of men from being overtreated every year. Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers serves as an indispensable map through the medical minefield of prostate cancer"--
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Book Title: Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers: Revised and Updated Edition : An Essential Guide to Managing Prostate Cancer for Patients and Their Families
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Topic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine, General, Diagnosis
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2021
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction, Medical
Item Weight: 8.2 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Ralph H. Blum, Mark Scholz
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
