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Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love is for the women and men who love and support a man with prostate cancer. Each chapter tells the story of a man and his partner dealing with this cancer, from diagnosis through survivorship. Fully updated and comprehensive, this book educates and informs partners on the latest studies and findings.
List of contents
1 Introduction
2 Dealing with the New Diagnosis: "What Do We Do Now?"
3 Treatment Decision-Making: "Is This the Right Treatment?"
4 Active Surveillance: Delaying Treatment
5 Radical Prostatectomy: "When It's Gone, There's No Need
to Worry"
6 Radiation Therapy: "What Other Options Are There?"
7 When Cancer Recurs: "I Thought It Was Gone for Good"
8 Androgen Deprivation Therapy: "He's Not a Man Anymore"
9 Clinical Trials: He'd Like to Enroll
10 The Role of Communication in Relationships:
"How Can We Talk about This?"
11 The Role of Support Groups: "It's Easier to Talk to
Someone Who's Been Through This"
12 End-of-Life Care: "We Thought He'd Be Cured"
13 Self-Care: "It's You I'm Worried About"
Index
About the Author
About the author
ANNE KATZ is the sexuality counselor at CancerCare Manitoba and an adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba. She is an active member of The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Dr Katz is the editor of Nursing for Women's Health and writes a column called Sexually Speaking in the American Journal of Nursing. She is the author of the award-winning textbook Breaking the Silence on Cancer and Sexuality as well as Woman Cancer Sex. Katz has given lectures across North America on the topic of sexuality and illness.
