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Removal of the prostate to treat prostate cancer.

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Impact Of Surgical Volume On The Rate Of Lymph Node Metastases In Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

Published July 19, 2008, 1:11 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - In this online publication by Dr. Alberto Briganti and associates that appears in European Urology, the authors hypothesized that surgical volume (SV) is related to the detection rate of lymph node invasion (LNI) in a single-institution cohort of men treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) and extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND).

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Dendreon initiates Phase II prostate cancer trial

Published July 17, 2008, 5:39 pm, Pharmaceutical Business Review

Dendreon has initiated a Phase II trial of Provenge, its investigational active cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, in men with localized prostate cancer who are scheduled to undergo a radical prostatectomy.

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ORLive Presents: Surgical Advances in Robotic Partial Nephrectomies and Prostatectomies

Published July 17, 2008, 6:27 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

A traditional laparoscopic approach for procedures within the pelvis is difficult because of the confined space in which the surgeon must work, which makes complex reconstructions and knot tying challenging.

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Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial Of PROVENGE In Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Prior To Surgery

Published July 17, 2008, 2:09 am, Medical News Today

Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that the Company has initiated a Phase 2 trial of PROVENGE(R) (sipuleucel-T), Dendreon's investigational active cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, in men with localized prostate cancer who are scheduled to undergo a radical prostatectomy.

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Robotics surgery coming to Southcoast

Published July 16, 2008, 7:49 am, Cape Cod Times

FALL RIVER - A million-dollar, robotic-assisted surgical system will be installed at Charlton Memorial Hospital this fall, pushing Southcoast Hospitals Group to the forefront of available medical technology.

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Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of PROVENGE in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Prior to Surgery

Published July 16, 2008, 4:30 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Dendreon Corporation today announced that the Company has initiated a Phase 2 trial of PROVENGE® , Dendreon's investigational active cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, in men with localized prostate cancer who are scheduled to undergo a radical prostatectomy.

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Robotics-assisted surgery coming to Southcoast Hospitals

Published July 15, 2008, 10:08 pm, The Standard-Times

FALL RIVER — A million-dollar, robotic-assisted surgical system will be installed at Charlton Memorial Hospital this fall, pushing Southcoast Hospitals Group to the forefront of available medical technology, the hospital group announced Tuesday.

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Fertility Issues In Patients With Prostate Cancer

Published July 13, 2008, 1:07 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - With PSA screening, men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer (CaP) at younger ages. In the online issue of the BJU International, Dr. Steinsvik and colleagues address the issues of fertility as related to prostate cancer therapies.

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Utilization And Outcomes Of Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy

Published July 13, 2008, 1:06 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - In the May 10, 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dr. Jim Hu and associates report on minimally invasive radical prostatectomy (MIRP). Using a 5% sampling of Medicare beneficiaries, 2,702 men undergoing MIRP and open RP from 2003-2005 were identified.

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Prostate Cancer-Specific Survival Following Salvage Radiotherapy Vs. Observation In Men With Biochemical Recurrence ...

Published July 13, 2008, 1:06 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - In the June 18, 2008 edition of JAMA, Dr. Bruce Trock and associates reported on prostate cancer (CaP) specific survival following salvage radiotherapy (XRT) vs. observation in men with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP). They found a benefit to salvage XRT.

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