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Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among men in this country but the cure rate is over 90% if caught and treated early. At what age you should you be screened for Prostate Cancer? What’s the purpose of a PSA test? Find out what you need to know about early detection, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

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February 19, 2013

Current Understanding in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

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Provenge (sipuleucel-T)

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Celestia (Tia) S. Higano, M.D.

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Managing the Side Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that reduces the levels of male hormones in the body, such as testosterone, on which cancer cells thrive. In...
by Patient Power | 05/09/2012
Doctor as Patient: A Leading Urologist’s Experience as a Prostate Cancer Survivor
Dr. Paul Schellhammer, a leading prostate cancer researcher and urologic oncologist, is intimately familiar with prostate cancer. As an expert in the field, Dr. Schellhammer knew that someday, he too...
by Patient Power | 03/16/2012
Addressing Commentary About IMPACT Trial Results
An active immunotherapy called Provenge (sipuleucel-T) was approved in 2010 to treat advanced prostate cancer and its approval was due, in part, to the positive results of the IMPACT trial....
by Patient Power | 03/12/2012
Expanding Treatment Options for Advanced Prostate Cancer
In this interview, Dr. Philip Kantoff, chief of the division of solid tumor oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explores approved and promising therapies for metastatic, castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Dr. Kantoff...
by Patient Power | 02/12/2012