The Royal Society of Medicine - Your Guide to Prostate Cancer (RSM) - Softcover

Kirby, Prof Roger; Taylor, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340906200 ISBN 13: 9780340906200

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005

Synopsis

The Royal Society of Medicine - Your Guide to Prostate Cancer is the patient's ultimate source of essential and invaluable information. Providing all the necessary facts, guidance and support, this book will enable the reader to make informed choices and regain control of their life.

Written by Professor Roger Kirby and Dr Claire Taylor, world-renowned experts in this area of oncology, this book uncovers everything you need to know about prostate cancer. From explaining exactly what prostate cancer is, what causes it and its symptoms to the diagnosis, what exactly the tests involve and every treatment available, this book gives you advice that will inform, reassure and support you when you need it the most.

The clear, straightforward design of the book together with original features such as myth/fact boxes, key terms, question and answer sections and a chapter on who the patient/carer might meet in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the disease will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Roger Kirby is the Consultant Urologist at Cromwell Hospital, London. He is an internationally recognised authority on prostate cancer and has published over 40 books and 190 peer-reviewed papers. He is also Secretary of The British Urological Foundation and Chairman of the Prostate Research Campaign UK. Dr Claire Taylor is specialist registrar at the Insitute of Urology and Nephrology, London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340906200
• ISBN 13: 9780340906200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176