Have You Been Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer? If so, you join the 200,000 other men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the United States. Another 5 million men are living with the disease. The good news is that prostate cancer when detected early is very curable. And even when it is not curable, it can still be treated, giving a man many more years of life. Author Arthur Centeno, M.D. is a specialist in prostate health and prostate cancer, and he understands the anxiety that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis. He has treated thousands of patients, and understands your concerns and the questions you have about treatment. In Prostate Cancer—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment, he answers such questions as: • How is prostate cancer diagnosed?• What are the surgical treatment options?• What is nerve-sparing surgery?• What is involved with radiation therapy?• What is the cryoablation (freezing) treatment?• Do all treatments result in impotence?• When is chemotherapy recommended?• What is hormonal therapy? A Friendly, Comprehensive Guide to Prostate Cancer Treatment
Have You Been Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer? If so, you join the 200,000 other men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in the United States. Another 5 million men are living with the disease. The good news is that prostate cancer when detected early is very curable. And even when it is not curable, it can still be treated, giving a man many more years of life. Author Arthur Centeno, M.D. is a specialist in prostate health and prostate cancer, and he understands the anxiety that often accompanies a cancer diagnosis. He has treated thousands of patients, and understands your concerns and the questions you have about treatment. In Prostate Cancer—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment, he answers such questions as: • How is prostate cancer diagnosed?• What are the surgical treatment options?• What is nerve-sparing surgery?• What is involved with radiation therapy?• What is the cryoablation (freezing) treatment?• Do all treatments result in impotence?• When is chemotherapy recommended?• What is hormonal therapy? A Friendly, Comprehensive Guide to Prostate Cancer Treatment
