I am pleased to provide the foreword for this third edition. Since the publication of the first & second editions, prostate cancer continues to be even more firmly established, and recognised, as a key health problem for men.

Once again, Associate Professor Prem Rashid has produced an updated text that will continue to have considerable appeal, and benefit to men either diagnosed with, or concerned about, prostate cancer.

Our ability to diagnose prostate cancers at an earlier stage offers considerable promise. However, with that promise also comes uncertainty. The uncertainty is whether a cancer will, in the lifespan of a man, present a significant threat to his life and well being. We all wish that there was greater clarity but this continues not to be the case at the present time. Men continue to grapple with the uncertainties associated with our current in ability to predict the behaviour of a particular cancer.

This book sets out the issues very clearly; it takes into account the human side of the problem and how men manage these uncertainties. Its strength is its practical and focused approached to the problem. I believe that this third edition will continue to be an extremely valuable resource for men confronted either, with the possibility of prostate cancer, or coping with the diagnosis, and then, the treatment decisions.

Villis Marshall MBBS MD FRACS AC Senior Urologist & Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Adelaide

Associate Professor Prem Rashid started the Port Macquarie Urology Centre in 1998, having trained in Perth, Adelaide and Cardiff, UK. The Centre has rapidly grown to become a referral centre for urological care.

He has written extensively, specialising in ‘patient guide books’ focusing on bladder difficulties and prostate conditions with ‘Prostate Cancer – Your Guide to the Disease, Treatment Options and Outcomes’ now in its 3rd edition. It has become a reference book for counselors who use it in educating men, and their families, when faced with this condition. He has also written ‘Bladder Care – Your Self Help Guide.’

His works have been endorsed by the New Zealand Continence Association, Continence Foundation of Australia, Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand, Andrology Australia and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

Assoc. Prof. Rashid has published in peer reviewed medical journals on prostate cancer and other urological conditions. He is actively involved in Advanced Urological Training, Accreditation and Education.

He holds a Conjoint Associate Professorship at the University of NSW and is an Editorial Advisory Board member of the Virtual Cancer Centre. He was recently made a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary for his work.

He holds memberships of the Urological Society of Australia & New Zealand, Société Internationale D’Urologie, Endourological Society, Continence Foundation of Australia and International membership of the American Urological Association.

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