Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer by Patrick C. Walsh, Janet Farrar Worthington |
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Read an ExcerptWhat the prostate does What is the prostate? The prostate is a small, and probably expendable, organ. Men can live quite comfortably without it. The prostate's biggest job, as far as we know, is to provide part of the fluid that makes up semen. What the prostate does What is the prostate? The prostate is a small, and probably expendable, organ. Men can live quite comfortably without it. The prostate's biggest job, as far as we know, is to provide part of the fluid that makes up semen. The Prostate's Strategic Location Welcome to Grand Central Station-the prostate, the bustling, walnut-sized hub at the crossroads of a man's urinary and reproductive tracts. What makes such a small, relatively obscure gland so important to men? The answer is not immediately obvious
About the Author Janet Farrar Worthington Janet Farrar Worthington is a science writer and commentator on American Public Radio.. » More by Janet Farrar Worthington
Patrick C. Walsh, M.D.
Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., urologist-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Department of Urology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the surgeon who created the Nerve-Sparing Technique (also known as the Walsh procedure), which has made it possible to preserve potency in men who lose their prostate.. » More by Patrick C. Walsh, M.D.
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