main menu   -   prostate   -   stories   -   articles   -   sexuality   -   resources   -   glossary   -   search from The Love, Sex & PSA Menu Love, Sex and PSA: Living and Loving with Prostate Cancer by Robert Hitchcox A Review There are plenty of books about prostate cancer but too few that approach the subject of intimacy, let alone include it in the title. Mr. Hitchcox not only takes it on but with an even rarer - and much-needed - sense of humor. (How often do you learn the year/make of a writer's car in 'About the Author'?) Mr. Hitchcox is a firm advocate of including the companion in the process and it really shows in 'The Wife Gets to Speak' at the close of the book where his spouse gives her perspective on the ordeal. More first-person books should take this route because this disease affects more than the man. He chose surgery but he also takes the reader through the education process, not to mention every detail of his recovery. Over a year ago, I wrote a review for Amazon.com and gave it 4 stars out of 5. It is better than that, a perspective that another year with PCa gave me. The book is exactly what many men need, especially if considering surgery: it is short, laced with cartoons and a fast-read. After diagnosis, one doesn't have much attention span and whether by design or accident, it fits that problem. There's also a good resources list in the back, a set of questions to ask your doctor and an extensive index. Don't let the year of publication (1997) stop you from getting it. He gives an attitude that will be needed as long as there is treatment for this disease. Robert Young Webmaster Phoenix5 10/14/01 Publisher:         TMC Press         9842 Hibert St., #177         San Diego CA 92131-1020         Telephone 619/689-7337 FAX 619/566-4235         http://www.tmcpress.com/ Suggested retail: $12.95. 109 pages. Illustrated with line drawings. Indexed. ISBN 0-9659734-0-9 Order Love, Sex and PSA from: TMC Press (publisher) or Amazon.com Go to Love, Sex & PSA Menu BOOK MENU     main menu   -   prostate   -   stories   -   articles   -   sexuality   -   resources   -   glossary   -   search Unless otherwise stated and credited, the content of Phoenix5 (P5) is by and the opinion of and copyright © 2000 Robert Vaughn Young. All Rights Reserved. P5 is at <http://www.phoenix5.org>. P5's policy regarding privacy and right to reprint are at <www.phoenix5.org/infopolicy>.