S. Larry Goldenberg - The Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer

Praise for The Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer

Larry Goldenberg and his associates knowledge and explanation of prostate cancer and all its ramifications expand with each new edition of the book. This latest in the Intelligent Patient Guide series is the best yet. And Im speaking as a former patient of Dr Goldenberg and a longterm survivor of prostate cancer. I confidently put my life into his hands and have equal confidence in his book.

Gareth Sirotnik

I am a 55-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with Gleason 8 prostate cancer. It was obviously a scary time for me and my family. When I read Dr Goldenbergs book it helped me gain the understanding I was looking fornot only the medical aspects of this disease, but the emotional, as well. Its written in a very easy-to-understand and informative way while educating one on what to expect before treatment, how to speed up recovery and start enjoying life again. In my research I have found no other resource written in such a clear, precise, and informative manner. For those of you who are new to prostate cancer or just looking to get a better grasp on the disease, this book is a must-have!

Bruce Mullen

As a long-term survivor and quite involved with the prostate support group community, I recommend this updated edition of The Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer as it provides a wealth of lay friendly medical-based information for both newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients and those continuing to live with prostate cancer. This valuable book should serve as a core reference user guide for the many thousands of men and their families affected by prostate cancer.

T. Butterfield, Past-chair, Prostate Cancer Foundation BC

When prostate cancer showed up for me it came with such a force that it knocked my door down and came right into my life at age 48. The diagnosis placed me in a gravity-less world, shocked by the invasion of my body of the leading cause of death in every province and territory in Canada. Will I live 6 months? Will I live 6 years? In reaching for resources in my community, Dr Goldenbergs book The Intelligent Patient Guide to Prostate Cancer is the leading book on navigating the overwhelming and confusing array of considerations a man must make in the face of this devastating news. This important guide gave me the confidence to know I had made the best treatment decision.

Don Konantz

As a survivor and patient of Dr Larry Goldenberg I found his book on prostate cancer to be of immense help and assurance. The updated 4th edition, well organized and written, in a very readable style, explains the most recent diagnostic and treatment advances in prostate cancer. Given the rate of prostate cancer this book is a must for all men facing prostate cancer and for those who support them in their journey.

Honourable Wally Oppal

Other books in The Intelligent Patient Guide series include:

The Intelligent Patient Guide to Breast Cancer, 5th edition
by Ivo Olivotto MD, Karen Gelmon, MD,
David McCready MD, Urve Kuusk MD
ISBN 978-0-9811599-1-1

The Intelligent Patient Guide to Colorectal Cancer, 2nd edition
by Michael E. Pezim, MD, David Owen, MB
ISBN 0-9696125-7-5

The Intelligent Patient Guide to Osteoporosis, 1st edition
by Roger A.L. Sutton, DM, Robert G. Josse, MB
ISBN 978-0-9811599-0-4

While the authors have made every effort to ensure that the material contained herein is accurate at time of publication, new discoveries or changes in treatment practices may ultimately invalidate some of the information presented here.

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Goldenberg, S. Larry (Sheldon Larry), 1953-, author

The intelligent patient guide to prostate cancer / S. Larry Goldenberg, Tom Pickles, Kim Chi. -- Fourth edition.

(The intelligent patient guide series, ISSN 0969-6125)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-0-9811599-2-8 (pbk.)

ISBN: 9781483534282

1. Prostate--Cancer--Popular works. I. Pickles, Tom, 1956-, author II. Chi, Kim, 1969-, author III. Title. IV. Series: Intelligent patient guide

RC280.P7G64 2014 616.99463 C2013-907665-4

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This book is dedicated to the thousands of men and their families who have lived and are living with prostate cancer and who, through their stories and their strength, have taught us so much.

Authors

S. Larry Goldenberg, CM, OBC, MD, FRCSC, FCAHS

Professor and Head, University of British
Columbia Department of Urologic Sciences,
Stephen A. Jarislowski Chair in Urologic
Sciences at Vancouver General Hospital,
Founding Director, Vancouver
Prostate Centre

Tom Pickles, MD, FRCPC

Radiation Oncologist,
BC Cancer Agency,
Professor, Department of
Radiation Oncology and
Developmental Radiotherapeutics,
University of British Columbia

Kim N. Chi, MD, FRCPC

Medical Oncologist,
BC Cancer Agency
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Department of Medicine,
University of British Columbia

About the authors

Dr S. Larry Goldenberg is a Professor of Urology at the University of British Columbia, co-director of the Vancouver Prostate Centre, Chairman of the UBC Department of Urologic Sciences, consultant at the British Columbia Cancer Agency, Director of the Mens Health Initiative of BC, and staff urologist at the Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and the American College of Surgeons.

Dr Goldenberg received his MD from the University of Toronto Medical School and completed his surgical training in urology at the University of British Columbia. He was a Terry Fox Research Fellow in Cancer Endocrinology at the British Columbia Cancer Research Center prior to entering practice. He was invested in the Order of British Columbia in 2006 and in the Order of Canada in 2009.

Dr Tom Pickles is a Professor in the Department of Radiotherapy and Developmental Radiotherapeutics at the University of British Columbia and a staff radiation oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Clinic. He has been specializing in the management of prostate cancer for over 20 years. He has taken a particular interest in doctor-patient communication, patient decision-making, screening, and active surveillance. He is credentialed in brachytherapy as well as the use of external radiation for prostate cancer treatment.