Prostate Cancer: A Survivor's Guide

An essential guide for prostate cancer patients and their loved ones this book may save your life and your lifestyle. With expert medical advice from the leading physicians in the field, this book delivers an inspiring message of hope from the point of view of a patient confronted by lifethreatening choices. Drawing from his own experiences, prostate cancer survivor Don Kaltenbach cuts through the confusion and controversies. He tells how he avoided surgery and was treated successfully with radioactive seed implants (brachytherapy), now the mainstream treatment of choice for this disease. In this newly updated edition of his patient guidebook, Kaltenbach covers the entire range of current treatment options, examining the pros and cons of each including 4-Dimensional Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (4D IG-IMRT), the revolutionary treatment breakthrough now being used to cure men who were previously considered incurable by surgery or any other means.