"Prostate Cancer Breakthroughs 2014: New Tests, New Treatments, Better Options: A Step-by-Step Guide to Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Tests and 12 Medically-Proven Treatments Paperback – March 21, 2013

I bought this book for learning about prostate cancer, and activated to this when I 4 months ago heard that prostate cancer then had been discovered in a brother to one of our closest acquaintances. Actually he went through surgery 3 times and finally died a week ago, I have been told.Besides I still am continuing in reading books about cancer, until now at least 30, since my wife (a Thai) 4 year ago, here in Chiang Mai, went through a breast cancer surgery, with her breast removed, for a tumor on only 7 mm. This after she by two Thai doctors had been scared by hearing that she would die in a week if this not was done in two days; Monday. So this was done even though I and an English doctor told her, after looking on the scanning picture and the report, that only the tumor needed to be removed, and before also having time to think about what to do. But she was scared by hearing the word cancer, just as we in book read that too many persons unnecessarily go through prostate surgery after hearing the word cancer.When she a year later came home from a control, she then told that this day actually 32 women were in the hospital for breast cancer surgery, and all of them having their breasts removed. When we later that year met at doctor from a family which we know in Bangkok, and she heard about it she answered, “Totally wrong. So we don’t do in Bangkok”. Just as we read in the book that sometimes doctors can be wrong.The book is good by telling us about the many measuring methods, which most of the doctors which we meet don’t know about, and these using measuring methods that better can help in concluding if surgery, or chemotherapy, actually is needed. And especially Jay advises us to meet support groups, groups both consisting of persons who have been through the treatments and persons who just recently have been diagnosed in having prostate cancer. Jay went to such a group when he learned about it after he by doctors had been told that he had to get through a surgery. But then by meeting with the actual group he thereby learned about other measuring methods, and ended we measuring results concluding surgery not being necessary. And as he whites by meeting these persons he got more information than he had got from the doctors.In the book we read about some personal cases, among other cases showing that even though the measuring results for doctors were too high and thereby saying surgery, but when patients did not accept surgery but would wait, then by later measures the result just was the same or even had decreased. But to me especially the last case is warning, as we in this read about a person who ran into problem as the results of from the antibiotic taking for biopsy, then as result develop chills and fever, and so bad that he nearly died, and where first the third mark of antibiotic used brought it under control.By reading this book I now am more secure concerning what to do if I should be told that I suffer from prostate cancer

it is hard to " love " any book on this subject , but cohen approaches this cancer issue in a very intelligent manner . he covers all methods of treatment available today ( 2014 ) including FLA and other focal therapies .. he is not a urologist , but is a MD and has prostate cancer and thus able to thoughtfully analyze his options . the only thing missing is a discussion of some proven supplement options proven to slow down the progression of the disease as was done in a similar book by Aaron Katz MD , urologist ... both books should be read by any male over 50 .

This is an unbelievably beautiful, timely, and candid book. The author is an MD with outstanding credentials. If you read his 2001 book OVER DOSE: THE CASE AGAINST THE DRUG COMPANIES, you'll see he doesn't pull his punches.In the present book, Dr. Cohen tells how he was pressured to undergo unnecessary, potentially harmful, and irreversible treatment following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer. It's interesting to read that he received the same mumbo-jumbo babble the rest of us ordinary mortals get from arrogant MDs who were, and still are, as out of date the day they were graduated from medical school. Cohen sees through the cut, burn, and poison mentality and, lo and behold, discovers some shockingly-positive good news. In Cohen's case, his discoveries enabled him to avoid the surgery and/or radiation being pushed by his fellow MDs. Cohen even admits some of the best advice he found was from "my little unofficial support group" rather than from his attending prostate cancer specialists.A shining gem in this book is Cohen's argument on page 55, using a study conducted at the Cleveland Clinic and published in 2012, that of 179 men who underwent radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate and more) between 2004 and 2008, about 71% had not needed the surgery. Furthermore, many of these poor guys are now both impotent and incontinent; some developed other serious, long-term side effects from the surgery; and the cancer returns in about 30% of them.Dr. Cohen was forced to search for the truth, and he did. He sorted out the details, and now he is sharing what he found. Even more importantly, he is sharing as an accomplished researcher and author of world-wide renown. Read this nice, concise book and you will find out all there is to know about new tests, new treatments, and better, rosy options in the treatment of prostate cancer. Afterwards, chances are you will know more than most urologists and radiologists.What more can you ask for the price of a couple of beers at the ballpark?