Prostate Tales: men's experiences with prostate cancer.Prostate Tales vividly portrays men with prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. , bringing their experiences out of the shadows where they usually lie hidden. Drawing on extensive research interviews, the author avoids the usual dry academic report, instead using stories and drama to display men's crises, struggles, sorrows, challenges and triumphs. In the process he provides readers with a strong visceral connection to the social realities of prostate cancer, and reveals how prostate cancer affects different men in profoundly different ways. This is not a sentimental piece of work; it aims to tell stories that feel true, that honor the courage, humor and strength of individual men while not hiding from everyday realities like fear, depression and confusion. The book is primarily for men with prostate cancer and their families and friends, but health professionals will find it helps them better understand ill men. Prostate Tales is a must read for anyone interested in innovative approaches to education and the effective communication of research findings. Prostate Tales Men's Studies Men's studies - also sometimes called masculinity studies - is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning men, gender, and politics. As a relatively new field of study, men's studies was formed largely in response to, and as a critique of, an emerging Press, P.O. Box 32, Harriman, TN 37748 (1-931342-00-8, print) $14.95 (1-931342-01-6, e-version) $10.95 To order: www.mensstudies.com/prostate tales Ross E. Gray is co-director of the Psychosocial psychosocial /psy·cho·so·cial/ (si?ko-so´shul) pertaining to or involving both psychic and social aspects. psy·cho·so·cial adj. Involving aspects of both social and psychological behavior. & Behavioral Research Unit al the Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre The Regional Cancer Centre(RCC), was established in 1981 by the Government of Kerala and Government of India at Thiruvananthapuram(Trivandrum), the capital of Kerala. The RCC deals with the treatment of Cancer in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. and assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, . Gray's areas of expertise include men's health Men's Health Definition Men's health is concerned with identifying, preventing, and treating conditions that are most common or specific to men. , qualitative methods, psycho-ontology, and research-based drama. |
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