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Provides comprehensive treatment information to patients, education to those at risk, and conduct free prostate cancer testing throughout the country.
Zero The Project to End Prostate Cancer

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Prostate

BREAKING NEWS

Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk NOVEMBER 6, 2009
Low cholesterol may be sign of undiagnosed cancer NOVEMBER 3, 2009
In prostate CA, sexual function better with external beam radiotherapy vs cryoablation OCTOBER 30, 2009

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Good to the Bone

BY PAUL ENGSTROM

Proactive strategy has patients taking preventive steps to protect their bones during therapy.

Prevention

Finasteride Recommended to Prevent Prostate Cancer

BY LENA HUANG

Men may benefit from taking Proscar (finasteride), a drug that can reduce their risk of getting prostate cancer, according to new guidelines issued by two medical organizations.

Radiation

Deadly Accuracy

BY KATY HUMAN

Proton beam therapy kills cancer cells without the collateral damage of traditional radiation.

Surgical Advances

Renaissance Surgery

BY BEVERLY A. CALEY

Using robotic arms, video cameras, and tiny incisions, cancer surgeons are changing what it means to go under the knife.

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	Ask the Expert Q&A: Prostate Cancer Vaccine BY LEN LICHTENFELD, MD Why wasn’t Provenge approved?
	Targeted Radiation A Direct Hit BY MELISSA KNOPPER Technology propels radiation therapy to a new status: targeted therapy.
	Managing Side Effects Under New Management BY PAUL ENGSTROM Newer and better supportive care days to control side effects are making treatments easier for patients.
	Drugs in the News Prostate Cancer & MDS BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON Satraplatin's approval review deadline gets pushed back by the FDA and a large clinical trial shows Vidaza extends survival in patients with MDS.
	Managing Side Effects Understanding ED BY DON VAUGHAN Causes of erectile dysfunction can vary, while treatment options abound.