Recommended Books for the PC Patient and his Caregivers
by Charles Maack
I suggest everyone diagnosed with prostate cancer add the following books to their home library of important prostate cancer information. Go to www.pcri.org to purchase a copy of "A Primer on Prostate Cancer - The Empowered Patient's Guide" by Stephen B. Strum, M.D., FACP, a Medical Oncologist who has specialized specifically in prostate cancer research and treatment for the past twenty-four years, and coauthored by Donna Pogliano, a caregiver who spent years in research and study of our insidious disease to insure her partner received appropriate treatment, and through her study, was the impetus to encourage Dr. Strum to develop and produce, with her, this excellent and thorough book. The book provides authorative answers by an expert reflecting the concerns of patients from a perspective that only patients and partners can know. Many of we prostate cancer patients, survivors, and advocates consider this book our prostate cancer "bible" since it is likely one of the best among the rest.
Another important book for those moving to androgen deprivation, as well as those interested in improving their "prostate cancer diet," is "Beating Prostate Cancer: Hormonal Therapy & Diet" by Charles E. "Snuffy" Myers, M.D.. another Medical Oncologist who specializes in prostate cancer and is also a scientist and nutrition expert. This book can be purchased at www.prostateforum.com, a website of Dr. Myers that provides much informative information regarding prostate cancer.
Yet another excellent book, "Eat To Beat Prostate Cancer" by David Ricketts, a PC survivor, can be obtained at
www.prostatecancercookbook.com. Jacquie Strax speaks favorably about this book on her website www.psa-rising.com.. In addition, The National Prostate Cancer Coalition, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Cedars-Sinai Prostate Cancer Center have endorsed the book.
For men and their wives/partners experiencing difficulty with intimacy as the result of their treatment, an excellent book is "Intimacy with Impotence - The Couple's Guide to Better Sex After Prostate Disease" by Ralph and Barbara Alterowitz, both certified sexuality counselors (AASECT). This book can be purchased at www.renewintimacy.org.
I also purchased well known Urologist Dr. Patrick Walsh's "Guide To Surviving Prostate Cancer" second edition. This is another informative and descriptive book regarding prostate cancer and its treatment, however, it does not provide the more technical medical description of treatment and medications and their purpose as explained by Medical Oncologist Strum in the "Primer." Walsh's book can be ordered from www.amazon.com.
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