The Virility Paradox: The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live in by Ryan, Charles J.

Charles J. Ryan

The Virility Paradox: The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live in

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Authors explore the vast, unexpected, and not always positive influence of testosterone on human lives and the human body--told through the lives of individuals uniquely...

Authors explore the vast, unexpected, and not always positive influence of testosterone on human lives and the human body--told through the lives of individuals uniquely affected by it.

Charles J Ryan, MD, is The Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine and Urology at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Ryan earned a BA in Philosophy, magna cum laude from Marquette University where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He attended the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He trained at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is the Program Leader for genitourinary medical oncology at UCSF and is Chair of the UCSF Committee on Human Research, which oversees the ethical conduct of research on humans at the institution. He serves as co-chair of the National Cancer Institute's Prostate Cancer Task Force and the leader of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Cadre in the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, a national clinical trials group.

Dr. Ryan's research focuses on the development of new treatments for advanced prostate cancer and he has published over 100 articles and chapters in the world's leading medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine. In addition, he was the principal investigator for the development of Abiraterone acetate, a treatment now considered a standard of care in advanced prostate cancer. It has been administered to over 200,000 patients worldwide. Dr. Ryan is the cofounder of the Supportive Therapy in Androgen Deprivation (STAND) program at UCSF, a program which seeks to integrate physical activity, nutrition, and emotional support for men receiving hormonal therapy for prostate cancer and their partners.

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Genre
Philosophy
Pages
320
Publisher
Benbella Books
Publication Date
Content
ISBN
9781944648565

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