Your Prostate, Your Choices

'This book should provide a greater resource than anything I know for informing men, and those who love them, about prostate disease.'Chris Del Mar, Professor of General Practice, University of Queensland'All adult males will find this book a valuable read.'Tom Reeve, AC, CBE, Executive Officer, Australian Cancer Network'YOUR PROSTATE, YOUR CHOICES does a lot to dispel uncertainty and gives to men who may have or be worried about prostate cancer direct and relevant information.'Alan...
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'This book should provide a greater resource than anything I know for informing men, and those who love them, about prostate disease.'Chris Del Mar, Professor of General Practice, University of Queensland'All adult males will find this book a valuable read.'Tom Reeve, AC, CBE, Executive Officer, Australian Cancer Network'YOUR PROSTATE, YOUR CHOICES does a lot to dispel uncertainty and gives to men who may have or be worried about prostate cancer direct and relevant information.'Alan Coates, MD, FRACP, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Cancer SocietyAs Don Moss says in his foreword, 'This is a book whose time has come.' Prostate problems are much in the news these days and are the subject of considerable concern. This unique book has been co-authored by one of Australia's leading experts in the field. His knowledge is combined with teh talents of an experienced author. Together they provide this accessible guide to the most common problems of the prostate fro men and their partners.The news on the whole is reassuring-- most simple urinary symptoms that men experience can be safely left alone or are easily treated. For those men who have prostate cancer the news may not be as bad as they fear. Cure is possible but treatment may not even be necessary. Whichever of these problems a man may have, there is a range of choice available to him. Only men who are well infornmed about these options can make the choice that is right for them. This is the empowering message of YOUR PROSTATE, YOUR CHOICES.Geoffrey Hirst is a urologist who irreverently refers to himself as a plumber. As a national expert on diseases of the prostate he was Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council committee which developed guidelines for the management of urinary symptoms in men. He is a member of other national committees that are making recommendations regarding prostate cancer.Sally Wilde is a consulting historian and writer with a particular expertise in medical history. This is her ninth book.