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Also by E. Fuller Torrey:

American Psychosis, July 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Insanity Offense, January 2012
Paperback / e-Book
Surviving Prostate Cancer, October 2006
Hardcover

SURVIVING PROSTATE CANCER
By: E. Fuller Torrey

What You Need to Know to Make Informed Decisions

Yale University Press
October 2006
On Sale: October 19, 2006
304 pages
ISBN: 0300116403
EAN: 9780300116403
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction | Self-Help Health

When Dr. E. Fuller Torrey was diagnosed with prostate cancer, none of the books he could find was current enough or comprehensive enough to satisfy his need for information. This book is for the hundreds of thousands of other men who each year receive the same frightening diagnosis. It is the book Dr. Torrey wished he had when he was facing the countless questions that a man with prostate cancer, and his family and friends, all confront.

Complete, up-to-date, and readable, the book explains how to come to terms with the diagnosis of prostate cancer, evaluate the severity of the disease, and assess the variety of treatment options and their complications. Many chapters provide information other books barely consider, such as a full discussion of the causes of prostate cancer and an evaluation of other books on the subject. Also included is a summary of the most useful Web sites.

The author mixes his personal experience with factual material, and he maintains a reassuring sense of humor. His advice is practical, with dozens of tips and lists including “Ten Steps to Sanity for Men Recently Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.” With Dr. Torrey’s book in hand, readers can now tackle all the important decisions about prostate cancer, confident in having the most accurate and complete information available.

Media Buzz

Diane Rehm Show - NPR - December 11, 2006