Androgen Deprivation Therapy
An Essential Guide for Prostate Cancer Patients and Their Loved Ones
John W Robinson author Richard J Wassersug author Lauren M Walker author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer Publishing Co Inc
Published:30th Jun '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
With the updated second edition including the latest drugs and treatment protocols, Androgen Deprivation Therapy is the only guide written exclusively about the side effects of hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients. Offering both the knowledge and encouragement to help men cope with the side effects of ADT and increase the quality of life for prostate cancer patients and their loved ones, this comprehensive workbook is filled with helpful advice from experts in the field. Greatly expanded from the first edition, this book is not only an informational manual, but a source to motivate and guide both patients and partners to remain happy and healthy and to make changes in their own lives.
This new Second Edition features:
- Updates to every chapter and an additional chapter on the psychological impact of ADT on gay men
- How to manage the physical side effects of ADT such as hot flashes, weight gain and muscle loss, fatigue, and insomnia
- How to handle the emotional side effects and control mood swings and depression
- How to maintain sexual intimacy despite changes in libido
- Exercises, checklists, worksheets, and other tools to promote discussion and inspire sustainable behavioral changes
Praise for the previous edition: "Every man who is a candidate for ADT needs to read this outstanding book."
- Patrick C. Walsh, MD, University Distinguished Service Professor of Urology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution
Praise for the previous edition: "Excellent, very informative, and comprehensive. Androgen Deprivation Therapy addresses issues sensitively, and is not afraid to tackle important but often ignored topics."
- Paul D. Abel, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Urology, Imperial College London
“This new and updated second edition will again be an important and valuable resource for the vast majority of men who are faced with the need to start ADT for treatment of progressive and advanced forms of prostate cancer – whether for a few months or for the rest of their lives. It is a book we will again recommend to patients when they ask us about issues related to life on ADT.”
- —E. Michael D. (“Mike”) Scott Co-Founder and President Prostate Cancer International
ISBN: 9780826183910
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 433g
190 pages
2nd Revised edition