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Cancer Vaccine

Immunotherapy helps the body fight cancer cells by inducing, enhancing, or suppressing an immune response. One of most recent immunotherapies to receive FDA approval is Provenge, a "cancer vaccine" for men with advanced prostate cancer that stimulates the immune system to attack the cancer cells.

Robotic Surgery

One of the newest advancements in prostate removal is robotic-assisted surgery. Robotic technology allows surgeons to perform laparoscopic surgery with greater precision. Patient benefits include smaller incisions, less pain, and less blood loss with surgery. The technique requires extensive experience to master, however, so patients must be careful when choosing a surgeon.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. About 1 man in 6 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.American Cancer Society

Prostate Cancer Organizations

	American Cancer Society Learn more about prostate cancer from the American Cancer Society.
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC provides men, doctors, and policymakers with the latest information about prostate cancer.
	Medline Plus - Prostate Cancer Learn more about the prostate and prostate cancer, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
	National Cancer Institute Information about prostate cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. Provided by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
	National Comprehensive Cancer Network A website devoted to patients, families, and caregivers from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).
	NIH Senior Health - Prostate Cancer National Institute on Aging: Covers acute and chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, and resources.
	Prostate Cancer Basics Information about prostate cancer from The Cleveland Clinic.
	Prostate Cancer Foundation PCF is the leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating prostate cancer research globally.
	Prostate Cancer Institute With prostate cancer, knowledge is power. The goal of PCI is to provide information for prostate cancer patients and their families.
	Prostate Cancer Research Institute The Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) was founded in 1996 to help educate patients and their families about prostate cancer, including new advances in diagnosis, staging, treatments and available resources.

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