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100 _aMcDowell, M. J.
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245 _aM. J. McDowell's Sex, prostate cancer & me :
_ba wife's chronicle of her husband's prostate cancer, diagnosis, radical prostatectomy & sexual recovery /
246 3 3 _aSex, prostate cancer & me
246 3 3 _aSex, prostate cancer and me
260 _aNorth Charleston, SC :
_bCreatespace
_cc2011
300 _axv, 62 pages :
_billustrations (black and white) ;
_c20 cm.
520 _aEvery year in the U.S. approximately 220,000 mend receive a diagnosis of prostate cancer. Deciding which course of therapy will provide the best outcome is a daunting task. Long-term survival and quality-of-life issues must be considered. Sex, prostrate cancer & me takes the reader on a journey with the author and her husband as they negotiate the process, from diagnosis, to over-coming the effects of a radical prostatectomy on their sex life. Ms. Mc Dowell offers hope, as well as suggestions for couples concerned about intimacy after surgery. Hers is a forthright and personal narrative. She encourages couples to be proactive and resourceful to achieve the best outcome. This is an affirmative story of love, commitment, and triumph over challenges.
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_aProstate
_vBiography
_xCancer
_xPatients
_zUnited States
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_xCancer
_xPatients
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_xCancer
_xTreatment
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