Prostate Cancer Asking the Right Questions
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0692386718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He has been married to his wife Marlene for forty-five years, and they have three adult children and five grandchildren. Thomas was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007, after which he elected to have robotic surgery. About the Author Thomas James Leih is the son of a Dutch immigrant. He was also concerned that many practitioners were reluctant to embrace new approaches to diagnosis and treatment. This is why he wrote, Prostate Cancer Asking the Right Questions. in pure mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1972, and spent his working life as a mathematician in academics and the defense industry. . He was concerned about the business end of prostate cancer and what he perceived as an unhealthy profit driven bias in some cases. He began writing this book as part of his healing process but soon realized he had more to say than just his story. These concerns led him t
This burden will be born by you and you alone. Be sure to ask the right questions before selecting a form of treatment.. With prostate cancer you are a consumer, and it is essential that you are aware of the following: 1. You must be prepared to ask the right questions to increase your chance of having a good outcome. Remember, your doctors and your friends will not live with the consequences of your treatment. There are new lower risk treatments and diagnostic capabilities that many doctors are unaware of or ignore. Prostate cancer is not just a disease; it is big business. There is no single preferred treatment endorsed by the medical community. There are no easy answers when it comes to prostate cancer, but asking informed questions will help light your way, and hopefully either affirm your choices or lead you to a good decision. 4. 3. 2. Read the book, use the prostate cancer check list as a guide, and become your own advocate. During my journey with prostate cancer, I learned that the medical community was selling and I was buyin
He began writing this book as part of his healing process but soon realized he had more to say than just his story. Thomas James Leih is the son of a Dutch immigrant. . He was also concerned that many practitioners were reluctant to embrace new approaches to diagnosis and treatment. This is why he wrote, Prostate Cancer Asking the Right Questions. He has been married to his wife Marlene for for
The author doesn't even mention the problem with over treatment The author doesn't even mention the problem with over treatment of this disease. In his own diagnosis he does not even tell us how much cancer he has in the one core that was positive. He can not even be open to telling us the extent of his ED post op.