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Index
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1: . . . In which the author hears about an orgasm, lays out the prostate stats, witnesses a prostatectomy, and against all odds does not lose his lunch
Chapter 2: . . . In which we learn why your prostate is kind of like Liechtenstein
Chapter 3: . . . In which the author for the first time pays real attention to his PSA number
Chapter 4: . . . In which the author, blissfully unconscious, gets his biopsy and feels confident, but soon gets a sobering phone call
Chapter 5: . . . In which the author talks to a real person from the controversial USPSTF and wades into the murky waters of prostate cancer politics
Chapter 6: . . . In which the author finds out what the inventor of the PSA test has to say
Chapter 7: . . . In which the author consults with his urologist, visits a radiologist (just in case), decides against treatment, and opens himself up to second-guessing
Chapter 8: . . . In which the author gets a surprise at the Temple of Active Surveillance
Chapter 9: . . . In which the author visits an oncologist, changes strategies, communes with a robot, loses a walnut, and gains a catheter
Chapter 10: . . . In which the author celebrates catheter removal, gets his postsurgical pathology report, and skulks around in search of pads
Chapter 11: . . . In which the author rejects Levitra, finds Cialis, puts his oars into different sexual waters, and finds satisfaction, if not fireworks
Chapter 12: . . . In which the author learns a few things he should’ve paid more attention to before surgery
Chapter 13: . . . In which the author presents the many and varied opinions of the doctors he interviewed
Chapter 14: . . . In which the author talks to a golfing immortal and a Viagra pioneer and ruminates on other celebrities who have died from prostate cancer, as well as others who are living with it
Chapter 15: . . . In which the author presents personal prostate stories, ones with both positive and negative outcomes, that may provide guidance
Chapter 16: . . . In which the author ponders the lessons of prostate cancer, offers tentative advice, and breaks bread with his prostatectomy pal
Sources and Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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