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There are several options for prostate cancer treatment, but many have significant side effects such as incontinence or sexual dysfunction. New approaches are seeking to limit these and other side effects.
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What is prostate cancer and why is it important?
What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?
How do doctors diagnose prostate cancer?
What are the current treatment options for prostate cancer?
How is prostate cancer related to aging?

The Latest Research

On bone density and prostate cancer treatment
On diet and lifestyle influences on prostate cancer
On immune therapy for prostate cancer
On gene therapy for prostate cancer
On a novel method of diagnosing prostate cancer
On selenium and prostate cancer

The Future and Clinical Trials

What is the future of prostate cancer research likely to tell us?
What kinds of clinical trials are now taking place in prostate cancer research?

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