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Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Families

Report to the Nation on Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Families is a comprehensive guide designed to help men with prostate cancer learn about the available treatment options at each stage of disease, and, most importantly, how to work with all members of the healthcare team to find the treatment approach that’s right for them.

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Introduction

Section I
When You've Been Diagnosed With Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Chapter 1: What Does a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Mean?

a.	Making Sense of the Diagnosis
	i. Where Does PSA Fit In?
b.	Predicting Prognosis
	i. The Role of PSA Velocity
c.	The Team Approach to Prostate Cancer

Chapter 2: Initial Treatment: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Each Option

a.	Active Surveillance
b.	A Lesson in Anatomy and Physiology
c.	Radical Prostatectomy
	i. Nerve-Sparing Prostatectomy
	ii. Nerve Grafting
	iii. Laparoscopic Surgery
	iv. The Importance of Surgical Skill
d.	Radiation Therapy
	i. Brachytherapy
	ii. The Importance of Dose Planning
	iii. Neoadjuvant Hormone Therapy
e.	Other Approaches: Cryotherapy, High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, and Primary Hormone Therapy
f.	Deciding on a Course of Therapy
	i. Tailoring Treatment to Your Disease
	ii. Psychological Factors
g.	Taking the Plunge and Making the Decision

Chapter 3: Maximizing Quality of Life After Initial Treatment

a.	Urinary Dysfunction
	i. Treatment Options
b.	Bowel Dysfunction
c.	Erectile Dysfunction
	i. Oral Medications
	ii. Injections, Mechanical Devices and More
d.	Fertility
e.	Knowing When to Seek Help
f.	Looking Ahead

Chapter 4: Why Nutrition Matters

a.	The Building Blocks: Vitamins and Minerals
b.	Changing Your Dietary Habits One Tomato at a Time
	i. Fruits and Vegetables
	ii. Red Meat vs Fish
	iii. Exercise
c.	Nutritional Approaches and Therapeutic Strategies Go Hand in Hand

Section II
When Your PSA Starts to Rise After Initial Treatment

Chapter 5: “Secondary” Local Treatment

a.	PSA as a Marker for Disease Progression
	i. PSA Velocity
b.	Radiation Therapy Following Prostatectomy
c.	Prostatectomy Following Radiation Therapy
d.	Brachytherapy Following External Beam Radiation Therapy
e.	Cryotherapy Following Radiation Therapy
f.	Summing It All Up

Chapter 6: Using Hormone Therapy

a.	Why Hormone Therapies Work
b.	How Hormone Therapies Work
	i. Blocking Testosterone Release
	ii. Blocking Testosterone Action
c.	Using Hormone Therapy
	i. Orchiectomy
	ii. LHRH Agonists
	iii. Antiandrogens
d.	Managing the Effects of Testosterone Loss
	i. Intermittent Therapy
e.	Early vs Deferred Hormone Therapy
	i. Neoadjuvant Hormone Therapy
f.	Options for “Secondary” Hormone Therapy
g.	Deciding a Course That’s Right for You

Section III
When Your PSA Starts to Rise During Hormone Therapy

Chapter 7: The Role of Chemotherapy

a.	Understanding Chemotherapy
b.	The Drugs: What We Use and Why
	i. Using “Off Label” Chemotherapy Drugs
c.	Getting the Maximum Benefit From Your Chemotherapy Regimen
d.	Dealing With the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
e.	What if the Chemotherapy Doesn’t Work?

Chapter 8: Managing Bone Metastases and Pain

a.	Detecting Bone Metastases
b.	Treating Bone Metastases
c.	Anticipating Complications From Bone Metastases
d.	Managing Pain

Section IV
The Future of Prostate Cancer Research

Chapter 9: Emerging Therapies on the Horizon

a.	The Goal of Targeted Therapies
b.	Interfering With Cancer Cell Growth
c.	Interfering With Cancer Cell Spread
d.	Interfering With Activity of Cancer Cells in the Bone
e.	Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Off Cancer Cells
f.	The Future of Prostate Cancer Research

Chapter 10: Participating in Clinical Trials

a.	The Phases of Clinical Trial Development
b.	The Ins and Outs of Enrolling in Clinical Trials
	i. Who Conducts and Funds the Research?
	ii. How Can You Find Out About Available Clinical Trials?
c.	Deciding on Whether a Clinical Trial Is Right for You