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2003

Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment Generates Similar Five-year PSA Results as Traditional Techniques.
Researchers have determined that a unique, minimally invasive radiation-based therapy for treating prostate cancer produces the same cancer cure rates as more invasive surgical techniques five-years after treatment. December 2003

When Prostate Cancer Returns, Researchers Find Way to Predict Who Will Survive the Disease.
Researchers have discovered a way to predict who is most likely to survive prostate cancer when it recurs following treatment. September 2003

Experimental Imaging Technique Details Spread of Prostate Cancer.
An investigational advanced MRI technique may be able precisely to identify the spread of prostate cancer to lymph nodes. June 2003

2002

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Causes Weight Gain and Increased Body Fat.
Unwanted weight gain, particularly increased body fat mass, is a common side effect of adrogen-deprivation therapy. February 2002
 

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