Highlights from the Print Collection: The First Year - Prostate Cancer

Each month the Health and Education Resource Center highlights a title from the print collection.  This month's featured title is The First Year: Prostate Cancer.  As part of the "First Year" series, this book's format is unique.  It is divided into chapters for time period since diagnosis - by day for the first week, by week for the next three weeks, and by month for the next eleven months.  The chapters are short as well.  Many are only a few pages long.  The author even goes so far as to summarize each chapter in a single sentence.  All of this does not me
  • 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes (approximately 7% of the population). (American Diabetes Association)

  • Arthritis is the second most common cause of work disability after heart disease. (Arthritis Foundation)

  • About 1,444,920 new cases of cancer were predicted to be diagnosed in 2007. (Cancer Facts & Figures 2007)

  • When walking for exercise, a good speed is 20 minutes per mile, depending on your age and fitness level.