Men's Health ~ Movember

an excellent resource for individuals who are both being treated by and caring for those on androgen deprivation therapy. It addresses commonly understood as well as sensitive topics impacted by this treatment and offers explanations and strategies for how to address and cope with these side effects. Its interactive activities, patient testimonials, and annotations encourage readers to study the topics so that they will better understand the issues.

A comprehensive patient's eye view of the clinical, emotional, relational and spiritual experience of prostate cancer from the time of first symptoms to diagnosis to treatment and to living as survivor with an advanced cancer that can return at any time. The book discusses everything that results from a diagnosis of prostate cancer, from relationships to sex to social networking to finding support groups.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a disease with high incidence and prevalence. It is the most common noncutaneous malignancy among men in the U.S. Discovery of prostate specific antigen (PSA) revolutionized screening of PCa which was largely dependent on detection of prostatic and phosphatase and digital rectal examination. This book reviews the use of PSA as a biomarker and the various aspects of the possible role of PSA in prostate cancer.

The goal of this book is to explore the phenomenon of suicide, focusing on males who are at a greater risk than females. Scholars and mental health professionals continue to have the tendency to ignore men and focus instead on the more narrow demographic groups. Attention is drawn to the lack of help-seeking behavior exhibited by men as well as the numerous recommendations for the prevention of male suicide. The issues specific to male suicide includes the atypical nature of male depression, the role of loneliness, drug and alcohol abuse, the male hormone (testosterone), and men's preferred method for suicide (guns).

Based on empirical research and data, this book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the links between men, health policy, gender and masculinity.