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Prostate

BY KATY HUMAN

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

BY LEN LICHTENFELD, MD

Why wasn’t Provenge approved?

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Trial confirms finasteride prevents prostate cancer.

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Cancer research pushes forward as scientists find creative ways to attack cancer.

	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.
	Bone Health Good to the Bone BY PAUL ENGSTROM Proactive strategy has patients taking preventive steps to protect their bones during therapy.
	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.
	Prevention Preventing Prostate Cancer: Drugs or Diet? BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON Research focusing on early detection and prevention of prostate cancer with chemoprevention drugs such as Proscar and Avodart and dietary prevention with vitamins and supplements such as vitamin E and selenium.
	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.