 You Can Beat Prostate Cancer
Product Description The task of choosing the right prostate cancer treatment is daunting. It is further complicated by conflicting information the patient receives from physicians and the Internet. This book is written by a prostate cancer survivor who now runs an international prostate cancer support group. It's about his journey and the important things he learned along the way. It is the book the author wishes had been available when he was diagnosed 6 years ago. It is intended to provide specific information for men who are at risk or have been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. All major treatment options are examined and the pros and cons of each are summarized. A relatively new, non-invasive, highly effective treatment is highlighted. It is an option that cures cancer as well as any other option, but generally leaves the patient with a higher quality of life and fewer, if any, side effects. This book has been endorsed by several physicians as well as other highly respected people from all walks of life. For more information please click here. Customer Reviews Can't Beat Marckini's Perspective on Prostate Cancer Treatment
You won't find a more comprehensive, thorough look at the available treatments for prostate cancer than Bob Marckini's. As a cancer survivor, his perspective is even more valuable. As a fellow prostate cancer survivor and proton therapy supporter, I second his conclusions. If I'd followed my Kaiser urologist's recommendation for surgery, I'd be permanently impotent and probably permanently incontinent and wearing diapers. Instead, I feel great and continue to live life to its fullest with no trace of the wonderful proton therapy I had except for two small "tanned" spots on each hip. As I say in my email signature, "Don't believe what your urologist tells you!" For more information, go to protonbob.com and for a quickie tour of proton therapy, visit: http://users.rcn.com/brucemhorton/ Grateful Reader
After my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I began researching for best treatment. In the process I have thus far purchased and read five books on the subject and read many of the latest articles and research summaries from the internet. As with other reviewers below, I give Robert Marchini's book high marks. Unlike other books, it is written from the patients point of view and takes the readers through the process that led him to choose proton therapy as the best treatment option. He writes very sympathetically and it is really reassuring to learn about the similar struggles that prostate cancer patients commonly go through. This is an excellent book from which I gleaned invaluable insights, especially as it relates to proton radiation therapy.
My only reservation about the usefulness of the book is that it is based on insights that were arrived at in the year 2000 before some important developments in treatment options. The most important of these is, I believe, the the introduction of robotic assisted prostactemies that are much less invasive form of surgery that results in less loss of blood and faster recovery. Mr. Marchini doesn't really discuss this option. The other reservation that I have is lack of evaluation of Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) which was very new when Mr. Marckini was making his decision some seven years ago. Now that we have more data available, we are in a position to having to choose between proton radiation and IMRT. It is not yet clear to me which one might be better today.
Nevertheless, I truly am grateful to Mr Marchini for introducing me to the value of proton therapy as a viable option. A review of Proton treatment
Robert J. Marckinin gave a clear picture of his problem and the care he ultimately received at Loma Linda, California. The book can unlock concerns of many who are trying to determine various options available in the treatment of prostate cancer. For more information please click here. Similar Items |
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