Prostate and Cancer or Protein Power

Prostate and Cancer: A Family Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival

Author: Sheldon Marks

Prostate cancer has become the most-diagnosed cancer in America and the second leading killer of men. Sadly, more than 189,000 men will be diagnosed with the disease in 2002. Dr. Sheldon Marks, a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, is the authority that many have come to depend on-both in his practice and through his book, Prostate and Cancer-when cancer has posed a threat. Now completely updated and revised to reflect the latest research in drug therapies and treatments, traditional surgical techniques, "minimally invasive" techniques, and methods to combat impotence and incontinence, Prostate and Cancer is more essential than ever. Dr. Marks has been praised for his user-friendly question-and-answer format and his ability to cover everything from who is at risk and what is involved in an evaluation to options for treatment. Indeed, Prostate and Cancer is the definitive source of information on prostate cancer today and has long been recognized as such by the recommendations of readers and urologists alike.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	vii
	Preface	xiii
1	Anatomy and Function of the Prostate Gland	1
2	Prostate Cancer	12
3	Diet and Nutrition--The Effect on Prostate Cancer	25
4	Symptoms of Cancer	32
5	The Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)	36
6	PSA Blood Test--Key Detection Tool	39
7	Should We Screen for Cancer?	52
8	Ultrasound and Biopsy of the Prostate	56
9	No Cancer Is Found--Am I in the Clear?	72
10	Cancer Is Detected--The Importance of Volume	76
11	The Grade of Cancer--How Bad Is It?	78
12	Cancer Workup--Has It Spread?	84
13	Stages of Prostate Cancer	94
14	Five Categories of Treatment Options	102
15	Who Decides on Treatment--You or the Doctor?	108
16	Your Wife's Role	112
17	What to Tell Family and Friends	115
18	Watchful Waiting	118
19	Radiation--External-Beam Therapy	127
20	Radiation--Radioactive Seed Implants	141
21	Lymph-Node Dissection	150
22	Radical Prostatectomy--A Surgical Solution	157
23	Risks and Complications of Radical Prostatectomy	178
24	Recovering at Home after Surgery	185
25	Hormone Therapy	196
26	Cryotherapy--Freezing the Prostate	214
27	Complementary, Integrative and Alternative Treatments	218
28	Incontinence--A Potential Risk	223
29	Impotence--Causes and Treatments	233
30	What Is the Right Treatment for Me?	250
31	Costs of Treatments	253
32	Second Opinion--A Good Idea	255
33	How to Find a Good Urologist	261
34	Questions to Ask Your Doctor	266
35	Follow-up after Treatment	269
36	Will I Need Additional Treatment after Radical Prostatectomy?	274
37	Do I Need Chemotherapy?	277
38	Research Studies--Looking for New Cures	282
39	When All Treatments Fail	287
40	Support Groups and Resources for Information	295
	Glossary	305
	Appendix	319
	Bibliography	325
	Index	327

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Protein Power

Author: Michael R Eades

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Eat the foods you love, including meats (even steaks, bacon, and burgers), cheeses, and eggs
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Publishers Weekly

The Eades, who share a weight-loss and family-medicine practice in Arkansas, have each written a popular medical book-his is Thin So Fast; hers, The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals. In their first shared volume, they turn popular weight-management beliefs-and the latest FDA food-guide pyramid-upside down. For years, overweight Americans have been counseled to turn away from meat and fat and embrace a high-carbohydrate diet. Joining a growing band of researchers that includes Barry Sears (The Zone), the Eades discuss the biochemical roles of hormones in the metabolic process to demonstrate why low-fat, high-carb programs don't always result in weight loss and present a convincing case for their high-protein, low-carb alternative. The key is preventing, through diet, overproduction of insulin, which itself "controls the storage of fat'' and is triggered by the ingestion of carbohydrates. Their eating plan-which is bolstered by lists of protein and carbohydrate counts for common foods, a collection of about 75 appealing recipes and discussion of the necessity of exercise-will lead, they aver, to the body's more efficent burning of fat, leading in turn to reduction in one's percentage of body fat. Cholesterol, vitamins, minerals and various risk factors are also discussed. Chapters end with fairly complete summaries that will be appreciated by readers who are not willing or able to work through the fairly extensive scientific data cited by the Eades in this iconoclastic program.