His Prostate and Me: A Couple Deals with Prostate Cancer

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In this remarkable book, Dee Howe, the wife of the nation's leading lay expert on prostate cancer, offers a frank and information-rich examination of her husband's and her experience, from diagnosis all the way to successful treatment for postsurgical side effects. In clear and readable prose, she delineates the many new and effective treatment options available and offers details of the numerous resources existing to help a couple obtain support in their fight against this dangerous disease. Every wife, partner ...
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Overview

In this remarkable book, Dee Howe, the wife of the nation's leading lay expert on prostate cancer, offers a frank and information-rich examination of her husband's and her experience, from diagnosis all the way to successful treatment for postsurgical side effects. In clear and readable prose, she delineates the many new and effective treatment options available and offers details of the numerous resources existing to help a couple obtain support in their fight against this dangerous disease. Every wife, partner or loved one of a man diagnosed with prostate cancer will derive tremendous insight and guidance from the Howes' story.
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Editorial Reviews

Family Urology Review
Ms. Howe not only shares her knowledge with the reader, she also shares herself. She takes a difficult subject that is sometimes hard to understand and with the right touch of spirit, hope and knowledge makes it a more bearable load.
New York Times
Books on prostate cancer are invariably written by the men who suffer from it; this one approaches the disease from a woman's perspective...Ms. Howe deftly answers questions about prostate cancer and assesses the treatments...(and) leans heavily on the ultimate need for communication. 'Communication is the essence of intimacy' she writes.

She offers this advice: 'If the man you love has a good chance for a cure, you might encourage him not to postpone treatment because of concern over side effects. Help him to understand that you love him completely and that you will remain by his side as the two of you work on the side effects together.'

- John Langone, Books on Health

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780970152572
  • Publisher: Winedale Publishing
  • Publication date: 4/2/2002
  • Edition description: First Edition
  • Pages: 192
  • Product dimensions: 8.90 (w) x 6.00 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

DESIREE LYON HOWE is a patient education and advocacy expert. She serves on the boards of M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the National Organization of Rare Disorders and is the executive director of the American Porphyria Foundation. She lives in Houston with her husband, Dr. Richard J. Howe. For the last decade, she and her husband have been well-known prostate cancer advocates and speakers, bringing hope and information to men at risk. This is her first book.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1
1 Support 5
2 The New Men in Your Life 16
3 Educating Myself 23
4 Our New Agendas - Dietary and Lifestyle Issues 26
5 A Family Affair 35
6 His Tale, No Pun Intended 40
7 The Beginning - Basic Information about the Prostate 132
8 More Useful Procedures 137
9 Exciting New Developments 141
10 If Prostate Cancer Spreads 143
11 What About Pain? 145
12 Complementary Medicine 150
13 Attitude 154
14 Your New World Is Not Easy - But He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 157
15 Statistics 160
16 The Last Word 163
For Your Information 164
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