Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
A detailed prostate cancer treatment guide so you can
LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR BEST OPTIONS
before making any irrevocable decisions
From the desk of Dr. Jacek L. Mostwin
M.D., D. Phil. (Oxon)
Medical Editor of The Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin
Dear Friend:
Has your doctor just said the two words you dread most: prostate cancer?
You are NOT alone.
The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be over 192,000 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2009, with more than 27,000 men dying from the disease.
Prostate cancer is the #2 form of cancer
in men (after skin cancer) and the #2 cause of cancer death (after lung cancer).
But there is GOOD NEWS: for most men, prostate cancer progresses
slowly as compared with other cancers.
You have time to learn all you can
about your prostate cancer test results and options,
to make the best prostate cancer treatment choices possible for YOU.
If you're reading this letter now,
you've probably just received a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
You need the most current, reliable information on
the most successful prostate cancer treatment options available to you,
so you can make the best informed decisions possible about your future.
That's why my fellow prostate cancer specialists and I,
all editors or board members of the quarterly
Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin, have written
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer.
Jacek L. Mostwin, M.D., D. Phil. (Oxon),
Medical Editor, Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin, Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Prostate Cancer
You are NOT alone in your bid to conquer your prostate cancer.
As a specialist who has devoted my life to eradicating this disease, I know EXACTLY what you're thinking:
What are my options?
Where can I get the most current, reliable information on prostate cancer and its treatment?
Knowledge is key when it comes to treating prostate cancer successfully.
Why?
Prostate cancer is unusual in that there
is NO CONSENSUS amongst doctors about the best treatment for prostate cancer—or even whether
any type of treatment at all is necessary.
You owe it to yourself to learn as much as you can about prostate cancer and your best treatment options, BEFORE you make any irrevocable decisions.
In Choosing The Right
Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer, you will gain the benefits of over a century of Johns Hopkins' research and success in treating prostate cancer. You will learn about the most effective, proven treatment options--options we have helped pioneer at the world-renowned James Buchanan Brady Urological Center, ranked America's #1 Urology Center for 20 consecutive years.
You'll discover which options have been proven successful through rigorous study and statistical analysis.
These life-saving prostate cancer treatment options have now become more widely available throughout the world thanks to Hopkins' clinical expertise and careful follow-up on patient prostate cancer survival rates.
Your prostate cancer treatment options should not just preserve life, but preserve quality of life for you and your loved ones.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
is designed to be your comprehensive guide to your prostate cancer treatment options, like an in-depth consultation with each leading specialist in their area of expertise. This Special Report gives you unprecedented access to Johns Hopkins' specialists' extensive knowledge and experience in treating the different stages of prostate cancer successfully.
This is information so crucial to your decision-making process, that Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer is available right now as aninstant digital PDF download.
You can be sure your guide contains up-to-the minute information to help you choose from amongst the best treatments available, to help you in your quest for the best possible outcome.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
begins by helping you understand your wide array of test results: your PSA test scores, your prostate biopsy results and Gleason Score, and how your entire group of test results is crucial to take into consideration when choosing your prostate cancer treatment. We know you're wondering:
What do all my scores mean?
What are the most important ones I should take into account when choosing my prostate cancer treatment?
Learn all this and more, so you can carefully evaluate all the options currently available for treating
your particular stage of prostate cancer.
Your current treatment options are:
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expectant management
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radical prostatectomy
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radiation therapy (including EBRT and brachytherapy)
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hormone treatment
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chemotherapy
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a combination of one or more of these therapies.
It's a daunting list. What do they all mean? How can
you possibly choose which therapy, or combination of therapies, will be
right for YOU?
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
takes you step-by-step through your decision-making process. Your guide draws on
the considerable expertise of one or more leading Hopkins' specialists in each field.
You will also get the latest, up-to-the minute research
and studies from all over the world as to the success of each prostate cancer treatment.
You will learn about each one of your options,
its pros and cons, and what factors in your own test results and personal
circumstances would indicate choosing one prostate cancer treatment over another, and which is likely to help you achieve the best outcome.
You will get a clear review of the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment for YOU, based on your PSA test results, Gleason
score, TNM stage, and also age, overall health, and lifestyle.
With the help of Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer , you'll
be able to make informed choices. You'll be armed with the information you need to evaluate the
impact of each treatment on your daily life, as well as long-term health and quality of life.
All of the leading specialists who have contributed
each of the four in-depth special reports contained in Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer present answers to the most pressing questions commonly asked by our patients with prostate cancer—the same
questions on YOUR mind right NOW as you make decisions about YOUR
treatment.
Choosing is your one-of-a-kind packed 68 page primer on prostate cancer and its most successful treatments, taking you from diagnosis to your best treatment options, and beyond.
Choosing has been written with YOU in mind, giving you a step by step guide to help you sort through fact versus fiction, helpful versus hype. You won't find a more clear, current guide to the most successful treatments for prostate cancer, all for the low price of only $49.95 (US).
If you don't know the answers to all of the questions listed below, you owe it to yourself to order a copy of Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Prostate Cancer NOW.
Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer is designed as the perfect primer on prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, to help you discuss all your options thoroughly and
intelligently with your own doctor (or, as we recommend in Choosing, your team of specialists). This guide outlines the RISKS and BENEFITS of each treatment
in clear, plain English so you can make the most informed choice possible.
But isn't time of the essence in treating prostate cancer?
Only to a certain extent. Fortunately, for most men, prostate cancer is a very slow-growing
disease, so we are talking about weeks or even months to prepare and plan for your treatment,
rather than days. The emotional impact of the word '"cancer" cannot be underestimated, but you owe it to yourself to get the FACTS, in order to weigh all your choices carefully, to avoid making any irrevocable decisions you (or your loved ones!) might regret.
Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer provides you with a comprehensive guide to
all the crucial issues to consider in treating your prostate cancer, and
the most important questions to ask your doctor before taking ANY action.
When treating prostate cancer successfully, knowledge is key. Your PSA levels, Gleason
score, symptoms, overall health, and lifestyle, all need to be taken into account when choosing your prostate cancer treatment.
We know exactly what you're thinking as you sift through each option:
What are the side effects of the treatment?
What about the long-term risks?
The psychological implications of treatment?
The financial costs of each treatment, and the treament's duration?
Based on all my test scores, what is my realistic
prognosis?
Ultimately, your decision about prostate cancer treatment
has to be guided by the clinical stage of your cancer, the extent of the
disease, and your age and overall health. You'll learn the answers to such
key questions such as:
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How is "low-grade" cancer defined?
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How do the experts determine if cancer is "curable"?
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What is the difference between PSA density and PSA velocity?
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Why is PSA velocity a more crucial indicator when choosing
the right prostate cancer treatment?
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How is my Gleason score determined by a pathologist?
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How does my Gleason score affect my doctor's recommendations
regarding treatment?
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Why is repeated PSA testing so crucial in diagnosing prostate cancer?
PSA tests are excellent at diagnosing prostate cancer,
often long before a DRE (Digital Rectal Exam) would ever discern it (sometimes up to a decade before!). Studies
show that 30% to 50% of all prostate cancer cases would NEVER be detected
without PSA testing. In Choosing The Right Treatment For Prostate
Cancer, you will learn:
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What your PSA test scores mean.
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How the Partin tables can help predict your prostate cancer prognosis.
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How your prostate biopsy will be conducted if your PSA scores suggest the possibility of prostate cancer.
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How your prostate biopsy samples will be used to determine prostate cancer.
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How your Gleason score is arrived at by a pathologist.
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What your Gleason score means when deciding on your best
course of action.
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Why you should consider getting a second opinion.
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How pathologists determine your TNM cancer stage.
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Why your TNM stage is so crucial in choosing your prostate
cancer treatment.
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Where you can go for more help, support and information as
you sift through your prostate cancer treatment options.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer also
offers invaluable advice if you have no definitive test results. Did you
know that you can have an elevated PSA density, but negative prostate biopsy
results which show no sign of cancer? Johns Hopkins' specialists tell you
what other factors can cause your PSA to rise, and what steps to take next to be CERTAIN whether you have prostate cancer or not.
Remarkably, a high level of fPSA, so-called "free" PSA,
is actually considered a positive sign. Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer reports on the latest findings regarding this most
crucial diagnostic test.
Should you get a second opinion? YES, say our specialists,
and not only from a urologist. In one Hopkins study, 1.3% of the prostate
biopsy samples from other pathology labs which we were asked to re-examine were found to have been incorrectly classified.
Getting an incorrect reading
can limit your treatment options—or lead to having treatments that you
don't really need. A pathologist who specializes in prostate cancer is crucial
for your best outcome, and my esteemed colleague Dr. Epstein, one of the world's leading pathologists, tells you what you really need to know about your prostate biopsy.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
outlines how to understand your pathology report and talk effectively with
your doctor about your options. You'll also get guidelines on how
to assemble the most effective support team to help you in your battle
against prostate cancer.
Normally, the Johns Hopkins Prostate Bulletin lists for $199 annually, and covers BPH and prostatitis as well as prostate cancer.
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In Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
you'll also learn why there is no definitive consensus amongst doctors
about the best treatment for your prostate cancer—or even whether ANY type of
treatment is necessary.
That's right—many men are now opting for Treatment
Option #1: Expectant Management. In the first part of Choosing
The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer, Dr. H. Ballentine Carter,
Professor of Urology and Oncology at Johns Hopkins Medical School and a
practicing surgeon, takes you through the pros and cons of Expectant Management (formerly known as "watchful waiting" for your prostate cancer),
and answers your most pressing questions, such as:
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What are the two different kinds of expectant management programs
for my prostate cancer?
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How is "low grade" prostate cancer defined?
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What is the goal of a well-designed expectant management program?
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Why is my PSA level one of the best indicators that I am a good candidate when considering an
expectant management program?
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What does an expectant management program entail?
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What are the most important criteria I should consider when deciding with my doctor whether I am a candidate for a program of expectant management?
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How do my needle biopsy readings affect my chances of treating
my condition through an expectant management program?
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What are the criteria my doctor should use in accepting
me for an expectant management program?
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Do I have to meet all the criteria in order to be accepted
for an expectant management program?
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Can my diet affect the success of my expectant management program?
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How can I enroll in an expectant management program?
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What are the criteria for going off my expectant management program?
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What is a negative margin?
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What percentage of men opt out of expectant management and choose
a more aggressive form of prostate cancer treatment?
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By choosing to follow an expectant management program, am I losing
the "window of opportunity" for cure of my prostate cancer?
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What are the side effects of more aggressive cancer treatments?
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If I do decide later to opt for more aggressive cancer treatment, what should my criteria be in choosing a prostate cancer
treatment center?
In this essential prostate cancer guide from Johns Hopkins, Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
you will also learn:
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How PSA screening helps detect prostate cancers an average
of a decade earlier than the prostate cancer screening of the past.
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The latest findings on PSA testing and how it affects your
choice of treatment.
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How low grade versus high grade prostate cancer is determined by your doctor.
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What evidence of Perineural invasion (PNI) means for my suitability as a candidate for an expectant management program.
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What the differences are between PSAD, fPSA and PSAV.
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An often-overlooked but extremely valuable resource I can turn to in deciding upon my prostate cancer treatment.
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Vitamins and supplements which can potentially affect the outcome of my expectant management program.
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How my overall nutrition can contribute to the success of my expectant management program.
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When I should get a second prostate biopsy.
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The key indicators that I should stop my expectant management program
and opt for more aggressive treatments.
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The side effects of such aggressive treatments.
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The other treatment options available to me for my prostate cancer besides expectant management.
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What are your other options if you discover you're not a candidate
for expectant management for your prostate cancer? In Choosing The Right Treatment For Prostate
Cancer, Theodore L. DeWeese, M.D., Professor of Radiation Oncology
and Urology and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular
Radiation Sciences at Johns Hopkins, and his esteemed colleague Danny Song,
M.D., guide you through your many questions regarding Treatment Option
#2: Treating Prostate Cancer With Brachytherapy.
Brachytherapy (pronounced BRAKE-EE therapy), also known as "interstitial"
or "seed therapy," is a form of radiation therapy for your prostate cancer that
is achieved through the surgical placement of dozens of tiny permanent
radioactive isotopes directly INTO your cancerous prostate.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
guides you through what you can expect from brachytherapy, and how it differs
significantly from the external beam radiation treatments currently available (EBRT
is also explained thoroughly as Treatment Option #4 in
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer). In EBRT, short, powerful bursts of radiation are given over a multi-week period. Brachytherapy is a very different type of radiation therapy,
given from the INSIDE out, rather than from the OUTSIDE in as with EBRT.
Brachytherapy is proving to be an increasingly popular
treatment option, but it is NOT for everyone. Choosing The Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer gives you answers you need to your most pressing
questions on brachytherapy, including:
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What is the difference between expectant management and brachytherapy?
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What PSA levels and Gleason scores would make me a candidate
for brachytherapy?
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What other criteria would make brachytherapy a viable option?
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What are the warning signs I should not have brachytherapy?
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Between brachytherapy, EBRT and radical prostatectomy, is
one treatment option considered to be better than another?
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Does where you receive your treatment make a difference in
prostate cancer outcome?
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What is the overall appeal of brachytherapy?
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What I should look for after the radioactive seed implantation surgery?
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How long does the implantation surgery take?
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How long will it be before I can return to normal activity?
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How many brachytherapy treatments will I need?
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How long a course of brachytherapy treatment will I have to take?
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What are the most common side effects of brachytherapy?
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Is there a risk of a "cold spot" from brachytherapy?
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How is the brachytherapy procedure performed?
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Who is considered the ideal candidate for brachytherapy?
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What are the most common side effects of brachytherapy?
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Why do irritative voiding symptoms occur, and how serious
are they?
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What are the risks of brachytherapy if I have had persistent Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)?
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Are there any initial rectal problems from the brachytherapy?
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How soon can I resume normal everyday activities after undergoing
brachytherapy?
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When can I resume sexual activity after brachytherapy?
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What is the long-term prospect of my eventually developing
erectile dysfunction after brachytherapy?
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How is my pre-surgery Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM) score an indicator of post-surgical erectile function?
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What about using Levitra, Viagra or Cialis after the procedure?
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When are PSA tests performed after brachytherapy?
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What is the PSA "bounce"?
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How often does PSA bounce occur after radiation treatment?
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What can be done for me if I have had brachytherapy
if my PSA suddenly starts to rise?
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Does brachytherapy rule out radical prostatectomy at a later
date?
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If I opt for radical prostatectomy in the end, what battery
of tests should I have before the surgery?
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What other options do I have if my cancer recurs after brachytherapy?
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer is designed especially with YOU in mind, to help support and guide you as you sift through all your options to make the best decision for you and your loved ones. You'll get the answers to all these questions and MORE in this in-depth Special Report direct from myself and my esteemed colleagues at the world-renowned James Buchanan Brady Urological Center.
In Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
you will also learn:
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How TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) can affect
the outcome of brachytherapy.
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Why lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) need to be taken
into account when considering brachytherapy.
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The types of radiation seeds used in the implant procedure.
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The restrictions of lifestyle I will have after the brachytherapy
procedure.
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The side effects I need to look out for after brachytherapy.
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The optimum PSA levels to aim for within two years after
my brachytherapy procedure.
- how to calculate my SHIM (Sexual Health in Men) score.
- How my SHIM score can affect my resuming my normal life after brachytherapy treatment.
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What ordinary daily activities can interfere with my PSA
test results.
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What to do in the event my prostate cancer recurs.
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When to consider radical prostatectomy as a treatment
option.
All this information and more is covered in Choosing the Right Treatment for Your Prostate Cancer, available now as a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. Remember, this 68-page Johns Hopkins Special Report comes complete with a full money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied with the in-depth information in this report, simply contact Customer Service for a full refund, no questions asked.
What if your prostate test scores indicate expectant management
and brachytherapy are not the right choices for you? The third in-depth
report in Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer is Treatment
Option #3: Radical Prostatectomy: State of the Art.
In this
report, I draw upon my considerable expertise as a professor of urology
at Johns Hopkins, and head of the Division of Reconstructive and Neurological
Urology. I have performed more than 2,600 radical prostatectomies
to date, and also serve as the Medical Editor of The Johns
Hopkins Prostate Bulletin. I have edited and contributed
to Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer in order to
offer my clinical expertise to the largest possible audience who want and
NEED answers to your great number of questions. You need access to the latest cutting-edge information about prostate cancer and the most successful treatments available to you right now.
Choosing the Right Treatment for Prostate
Cancer takes you through all of the different factors to take into
account besides your prostate test results before considering the radical prostatectomy.
In my in-depth report contained in Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
I guide you step-by-step through radical prostatectomy, from diagnosis,
through surgery, to aftercare and the potential side effects of radical
prostatectomy, so that you can make the most informed decision possible
before undergoing surgery.
Before you make the momentous decision to have prostate cancer surgery, find out the answers to your most crucial questions:
- I am a 65 year-old-man with organ-confined prostate cancer. How would you counsel me on how to decide what's best for me among the various prostate cancer therapies?
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What TNM stages make it likely I will be cured through radical
prostatectomy?
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How does my Gleason score affect my decision to have a radical
prostatectomy?
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When searching for a prostate cancer surgeon, is the number
of surgeries performed annually a good indicator of surgical competency?
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What is considered to be the "gold standard" of radical
prostatectomy surgery?
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Should I choose a surgeon in my hometown, or be willing to
travel to meet the doctor?
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What other factors should I look for in my surgeon?
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Why should I get a second opinion about my prostate cancer
options?
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What list of criteria should my doctor use in determining whether or not radical prostatectomy is in my best interests?
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Apart from my urologist, what other specialists should I
consult about my prostate cancer?
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How long should I wait to heal after my prostate biopsy before
being able to have a radical prostatectomy?
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How do the Partin tables reflect my ability to be completely
cured of my prostate cancer?
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How much time do I have to make a final decision about radical
prostatectomy—weeks, or months?
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I am a 60-year-old man, recently diagnosed with prostate
cancer. Should I opt for expectant management until the cancer becomes
more aggressive?
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I am 74 years old and have a PSA of 6 ng/ml, and a
Gleason score of 7. I want my prostate removed so I will be cancer-free.
Is this my best course of action?
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How is the radical retropubic prostatectomy surgery performed?
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After surgery, how does the pathology report affect my future
treatment?
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In Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
I try to take you through every aspect of prostate cancer
surgery, from giving you a thorough understanding of the radical prostatectomy procedure itself,
to what to expect during your recovery period. And how long you can
expect it to last. I cover in-depth such critical issues as:
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Why is preserving the two neurovascular bundles near the prostate such a cause for concern during the radical prostatectomy?
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How common is it to remove one or both neurovascular bundles?
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How will my surgeon decide whether the nerve bundles have to be removed when performing surgery?
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What are the consequences in the rare instance that both nerve bundles have to be removed during surgery?
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What are my "margins", and why are they so important?
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What can I expect after surgery?
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What will be my expected recovery time from radical prostatectomy: days, weeks, months?
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What can I expect in terms of my sexual desire after a radical prostatectomy?
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How can my SHIM (Sexual Health in Men) score help predict my post-surgical outcome after a radical prostatectomy?
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Will I be able to have an erection suitable for intercourse
after a radical prostatectomy?
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What are my options if I experience erectile dysfunction
after surgery?
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What is the best way to avoid damaging the nerve bundles
during prostate cancer surgery?
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What is the pain level following prostate surgery?
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How long will the pain last?
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How long will I be in the hospital after surgery?
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How long will it take to receive the post-surgical pathology
report?
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What does the post-surgical pathology report tell me?
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Based on my post-surgical pathology report, what should I
do next?
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What's my best pathology outcome after my radical prostatectomy?
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What is the impact of surgery on urinary continence?
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When is a PSA test performed after the radical prostatectomy?
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How often should I take the PSA test thereafter?
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What happens if positive margins are discovered?
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What if I am determined to be at high risk of cancer recurrence
based on my Partin Table score?
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer is designed to give you unprecedented access to the expertise of the hospital ranked #1 of America's Best Hospitals for 20 consecutive years.
In my personal experience, a well-informed patient is my best patient. You owe it to yourself to learn as much as you can right now, before opting for any prostate cancer treatment.
In Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer,
you will also discover these essential facts about radical prostatectomy:
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How the psychological importance of "feeling cured"
is also a deciding factor in my choosing the right treatment for my prostate
cancer.
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How the degree of malignancy of my tumor is calculated.
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How my overall health, life expectancy and lifestyle, as
well as cancer stage, are all key factors to consider when deciding on
radical prostatectomy.
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The primary object of the radical prostatectomy.
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Precisely how the radical prostatectomy is performed:
a step-by-step, detailed description of each aspect of the surgery.
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The difference between the radical retropubic prostatectomy
and the radical perineal prostatectomy.
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Which type of radical prostatectomy is likely to be most
successful, with the fewest side effects.
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Why you can expect a delay in complete return of erection
function, and what options you have available.
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How long the delay in the complete return of erection
function can take, and when to seek further, more extensive treatment.
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The newest treatments for erectile dysfunction after radical
prostatectomy.
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The effects of radical prostatectomy on sexual desire and orgasm.
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A comprehensive overview of the success of radical prostatectomy
for treating prostate cancer most successfully.
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Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer
also addresses your most pressing questions on chemotherapy for your prostate cancer, both by
itself, and as an additional therapy in conjunction with a radical prostatectomy.
In my in-depth report, I also provide details on hormone therapy, now also used as an adjunct
to both radical prostatectomy, and to External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT).
Combination therapy is another increasingly available
prostate cancer treatment option. Find out if this is also a viable
option for you in your battle against prostate cancer by learning:
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When should I consider chemotherapy?
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What other new therapies are available if I am at risk for
recurrence?
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What new chemotherapy drugs are now available to help treat
prostate cancer?
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What are the latest findings on the drug Taxotere for your prostate cancer?
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What other studies are currently being pursued at Johns Hopkins
on chemotherapy for your prostate cancer?
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What is the definition of advanced prostate cancer?
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What are the best options currently available for treatment of advanced
prostate cancer?
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What if I have bone metastasis?
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When should I consider hormone therapy to treat my prostate
cancer?
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What are the side effects of hormone therapy?
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What studies are available on the success of hormone therapy?
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What about radiation therapy to treat my prostate cancer?
Get all this, and more, in Choosing the Right Treatment
For Your Prostate Cancer, a treatment guide so essential, we're making this 68-page Special Report
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But what if you don't want a physically invasive prostate cancer
treatments such as brachytherapy or the radical prostatectomy? In
the fourth in-depth report in Choosing the Right Treatment for Prostate
Cancer, Treatment Option #4: Radiation Therapy For Treating Prostate
Cancer, Theodore L. DeWeese, M.D., Professor of Radiation Oncology
and Urology and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular
Radiation Sciences at Johns Hopkins, describes in detail External Beam
Radiation Therapy (EBRT).
Of the more than 230,000 men diagnosed with prostate
cancer each year, approximately one in five will undergo a course of radiation
therapy that may lead to cure. The nuclear medicine devices we now use
for treating prostate cancer are extremely sophisticated and technologically
advanced, thanks to the developments at Johns Hopkins, which were first
begun in the 1920s.
EBRT is not as invasive as radical prostatectomy, or
even brachytherapy (where the radioactive "seeds" are placed right INSIDE
the prostate to combat the cancer cells). With more targeted radiation
delivery, EBRT offers you a variety of choices on how to combat your prostate cancer.
Choosing The Right Treatment For Your Prostate Cancer answers all of your
most pressing questions about the various types of EBRT, such as:
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What is 3D CRT (three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy),
and how does it work?
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How does 3D CRT differ from IMRT (intensity-modulated radiation
therapy)?
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Why is the CAT scan so important in EBRT?
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If I choose to undergo EBRT to treat my prostate cancer, what should
I look for in a cancer treatment center?
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What is a multileaf collimator, and why is it so invaluable
in treating my prostate cancer?
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What are Johns Hopkins' latest finding on ART (adaptive radiotherapy)?
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Why is 4D CRT (four-dimensional conformal radiation therapy)
such a breakthrough in EBRT for your prostate cancer treatment?
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Are there any other medical centers besides Johns Hopkins currently offering
ART?
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What are the advantages of IMRT and ART when compared
to traditional external beam radiation therapy?
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What is involved in externally applied radiation therapy
For Your Prostate Cancer?
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How often will I need treatment? For how long?
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How does radiation therapy actually kill cancer cells?
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How are radiation dosages determined?
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What other specialists should I consult before undergoing
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How long will the treatments take, and how many will have to
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