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A Guide to Personalized Care. Patients face a real dilemma when selecting among so many treatments with potentially irreversible consquences. Studies show that treatment choices based on partial information often lead to regret. When initally diagnosed with prostate cancer, the first step is to seek information. Patients struggle to pinpoint correct knowledge amidst a deluge of data overload. The ""Paradox of Choice"" can be diminished by staging the cancer accurately. The pathway leading out of this confusion is to know your Stage of Blue. With a short, self-administered prostate cancer staging quiz, Key directs readers to targeted information that is stage-specific. This book directs patients to understand options and educate them about treatments specific for their stage of prostate cancer. A short STAGING QUIZ directs patients to their correct stage and which of the seven sections of the book to read. The book is divided into seven sections written by experts in prostate cancer. Five of the sections cover the FIVE STAGES OF BLUE. The average reader will only need to read three sections: Section I, which covers PSA, Gleason score and body scans, Section VII, which covers lifestyle and general health and only one of the additional sections--one that is related to that patient's prostate cancer stage. Written by 30 leading experts and edited by a prostate oncologist, Key is a welcome antidote for an industry dominated by surgeons. This book helps patients and doctors work together on a level playing field to intelligently discuss the latest options.

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For men who wish to fight the fear of a prostate cancer diagnosis with knowledge, this is the book. -William Cassidy MD, Senator from Louisiana This is the definitive reference for prostate cancer patients seeking to understand their disease and its treatment. - Charles Snuffy Myers, MD Key to Prostate Cancer uses patient-friendly language to explain a complex and rapidly changing field. - David Hung, MD, Billionaire and Former CEO Medivation

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Mark Scholz, MD is the medical director of Prostate Oncology Specialists, Inc. He is also the executive director of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute. He received his medical degree from Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Scholz completed his internal medicine residency and medical oncology fellowship at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He is coauthor of Invasion of the Prostate Snatchers. He has authored over 20 scientific publications related to the treatment of prostate cancer.

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