The minute that your urologist tells you that your biopsy is positive for prostate cancer, don't panic. I have been there and that is why this book is written. Here are ten facts: 1. Identifying cancerous cells in a biopsy of prostate gland is more difficult than identifying any other cancerous cells in biopsies of any other organs. 2. Laboratories often make mistakes, especially the laboratory that determined I had prostate cancer when I really did not. 3. Elevated PSA and MRI scanning is not accurate to determine prostate cancer, especially if you have an infection that elevates PSA. 4. If you ask your physician that you need to get a second opinion, s/he would refer you to urologists in his/her circle, locally. More than likely, the second opinion will confirm the first opinion of the primary physician. 5. In any surgery, especially prostate cancer surgery, you need to get additional two opinions, and the third one must be out of the state that you reside. 6. Believe it or not, a certain number of surgeons that remove prostate glands do this as a business to make money but careless about your health. 7. After the surgery, you will never know if your prostate was or was not really cancerous. Why? Because the gland is sent to the laboratory to determine that. But if the results are negative, it is too late. The system is rigged. 8. Even if you have prostate cancer, you need to get three (3) opinions as to the procedure. Don't settle for less. 9. Interview both urologist and the surgeon if all three (3) opinions are confirming you have prostate cancer. 10. It is your body and your prostate, read this book before making a drastic decision.

Hospitals and private clinics who rely on pathology reports must take responsibility for their negligence and disclose the third party mistakes that have caused their patients a lifetime of suffering. This book will convince you to take the extra time to get more than one opinion about your cancer diagnosis.This book is packed with research, interviews, and statistics related to prostate cancer. It describes how the author endured the false alarm of being misdiagnosed with Gleason 8 prostate cancer by four different pathologists and two different laboratories. This book is a must-read for anyone who is concerned about or who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Even if you are in the middle of any type of treatment, this book will increase your awareness about lifesaving issues. It will be your crash course on everything you need to know about prostate health and equip you with the knowledge you need to communicate effectively with your urologist and pathologist.

This thoroughly updated and revised edition of a widely acclaimed book provides concise and authoritative guidance to today's best therapeutic regimens for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. The authors explain the trends in diagnosis and mortality, new PSA isoforms for diagnosis, PSA screening, chemoprevention, biopsy techniques, sural nerve grafting, and hereditary prostate cancer. Additional chapters reflect progress in the management of locally advanced disease, the use of nomograms to predict outcomes, the medical management of erectile dysfunction, brachytherapy, and deciding between surgery and radiation. A compact disk accompanies the book for downloading the book to a PC or PDA.

This guide covers every aspect of prostate cancer, from potential causes including diet to tests for diagnosis, curative treatment, and innovative means of controlling advanced stages of cancer.

Prostate cancer is the commonest male cancer with over 5 million survivors in US alone. Worldwide, the problem is staggering and has attracted significant attention by media, scientists and cancer experts. Significant research, discoveries, innovations and advances in treatment of this cancer have produced voluminous literature which is difficult to synthesize and assimilate by the medical community. Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Perspective is a comprehensive and definitive source which neatly resolves this problem. It covers relevant literature by leading experts in basic science, molecular biology, epidemiology, cancer prevention, cellular imaging, staging, treatment, targeted therapeutics and innovative technologies. Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Perspective, is a valuable and timely resource for urologists and oncologists.

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an important innovative treatment for various primary and metastatic cancers. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the physical/technological, biological, and clinical aspects of SBRT. It will serve as a detailed resource for this rapidly developing treatment modality. The organ sites covered include lung, liver, spine, pancreas, prostate, adrenal, head and neck, and female reproductive tract. Retrospective studies and prospective clinical trials on SBRT for various organ sites from around the world are examined, and toxicities and normal tissue constraints are discussed. This book features unique insights from world-renowned experts in SBRT from North America, Asia, and Europe. It will be necessary reading for radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents and fellows, medical physicists, medical physics residents, medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, and cancer scientists.