As more and more men with prostate problems present to their family practitioners, automatic referral to a urologist is no longer the answer. There is now a trend towards a 'shared care' approach, with family practitioners playing an important role in detecting prostatic disease and enhancing patient care. Critical to its success is the ability of family practitioners to identify accurately those patients who require referral and those who can be safely managed within their own practices. Shared Care for Prostatic Diseases provides an invaluable reference of the overriding principles of managing men with prostatic diseases.