Prostate Cancer: A Family Consultation with Dr. Philip Kantoff

In a compassionate guide, Prostate Cancer: A Family Consultation, oncologist Philip Kantoff, M.D., (with freelance writer Malcolm McConnell) steers both the patient and his family through the sometimes bewildering maze of screenings, diagnosis and treatment of the most common cancer diagnosed in American men. Kantoff explains the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, which has led to increased early diagnoses of the disease and alternatives to surgery. He also clarifies how treatment affects quality of life and lists options available to those with advanced forms of prostate cancer. (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95 244p ISBN 0-395-71823-6; Nov.)