Archive for June, 1956

Clinical Ultrasound in Benign Proctology: 2-D and 3-D Anal, Vaginal and Transperineal Techniques

Saturday, June 2nd, 1956

2-D and 3-D anal ultrasound are among the most recent and advanced tools available for both the diagnosis and the management of anorectal diseases. They are neither expensive nor harmful for the patients and progressively replaced anal mapping with EMG electrodes for the diagnosis of sphincter’s defects and anismus, which represents nearly 50% of the cases of chronic constipation. Anal US may provide the clinician with useful information for both classification, diagnosis and management of anorectal sepsis, anal incontinence and anorectal-perineal chronic pain. Almost any case presented in this Atlas shows both imaging and clinical pictures, thus allowing both the radiologist and the clinician to assess the reliability of the exam and the outcome of the selected treatment.

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Disease Essentials - Oncology: Prostate Cancer

Saturday, June 2nd, 1956

This electronic book (PDF format) provides a medical background on the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer, including prostate anatomy, pathophysiology, and epidemiology, the symptoms and staging of prostate cancer, diagnostic methods, prognostic factors, and treatment options. This book is divided into 7 sections: The first section, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, introduces prostate anatomy and physiology, discusses the pathophysiological basis for prostate cancer and its modes of metastasis, and classifies the different types of prostate cancer. The second section, EPIDEMIOLOGY, presents statistics and risk factors associated with prostate cancer. The third section, DIAGNOSIS, discusses the symptoms, diagnostic procedures, and imaging devices used to detect prostate cancer at the earliest stage. This section also explains the staging criteria used to describe disease severity. The fourth section, DIAGNOSTIC CASE STUDIES, presents 4 case studies, each of which discusses the diagnosis of prostate cancer at a different stage. The fifth section, PROGNOSIS, explains the staging, pathological indicators, and molecular and cellular prognostic factors of prostate cancer. The sixth section, TREATMENT, explores the principles, methodology, and benefits of available treatment options. The seventh section, TREATMENT CASE STUDIES, presents 4 case studies, each of which discusses the prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer at a different stage.

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Prostate Cancer for Dummies

Saturday, June 2nd, 1956

Hearing that you have prostate cancer, or even that you may have it, is very scary. But this disease, in many cases, is curable. Even if you have advanced cancer that’s spread beyond the prostate, many treatments help extend your life for years. You need good information to help you with the decisions that lie ahead, and this book provides you with this information.

Prostate Cancer For Dummies can help you if

  • You have prostate cancer (or you think that you have it), or someone close to you has it.
  • You want information on treatments for prostate cancer as you form a treatment plan with your doctor.
  • You are curious about alternative therapies for prostate cancer.
  • You want to know what actions you can take over the long-term to continue to fight your prostate cancer.

Prostate Cancer For Dummies explains the key issues and problems that are associated with prostate cancer, and assures you that, thought the initial impact of being diagnosed is devastating, you can take action to extend your life.

You don’t have to read this book from the first page straight on through, although you can. You may want to read the first chapter and then move to the chapters that affect you the most. In Prostate Cancer For Dummies, you’ll gain insight into

  • Discovering the key symptoms of prostate cancer
  • Recognizing the risk factors, and who’s most likely to have prostate cancer
  • Getting a diagnosis, and what’s involved
  • Getting well again, and how you can work with your doctor to come up with a plan to cope with your cancer
  • Changing your lifestyle to decrease your risk of a recurrence
  • Coping with the aftermath, from temporary to permanent side effects
  • Handling work and family, and how to help others understand what you’re going through

It’s extremely hard to hear from your doctor that you or a loved one has prostate cancer. But after you recover from the initial shock of diagnosis, you need to educate yourself, and, with the help of your physician, make a plan for getting the best treatment possible. Prostate Cancer For Dummies will help you achieve these goals and encourage you to maintain your commitment to managing your health.

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