Promoting Wellness Beyond Hormone Therapy: Options for Prostate Cancer Patients - Softcover

When a patient is told that his prostate cancer has progressed to a new stage, he has both questions and concerns. Promoting Wellness Beyond Hormone Therapy is written specifically to answer questions for patients whose prostate cancer is considered “hormone-refractory,” meaning that it no longer responds well to hormone therapy. The book provides a wealth of valuable resources for patients, caregivers, and health-care professionals alike.-Comprehensive information on the many treatment options currently available -The latest updates on an exciting number of therapies undergoing testing now -Suggestions to patients to lessen or eliminate treatment side effects -“Question-and-Answer” format gives direct responses to patient queries -Health and wellness tips included throughout the book Arm yourself with a wealth of new information to discuss with your health-care provider!

Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH, is the primary author of over a hundred medical articles and numerous books. In addition to his writings, he has maintained a consulting practice on complementary medicine for the past fifteen years at the University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Urology. Dr. Moyad is the Jenkins/Pokempner endowed Director of Preventive & Alternative Medicine. He is also the consulting Director of Medical Education & Research for the Eisenhower Wellness Institute, part of the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, California.