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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Prostate cancer. | Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Cross-references added. | May 30, 2025 | ||
| Added information on the treatment of prostate cancer. | May 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Prostate cancer: diagnostic criteria and role of immunohistochemistry. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Prostate Cancer. | Aug 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Everything You Want to Know About Prostate Cancer. | May 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Prostate Cancer. | Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Prostate Cancer. | Jan 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Epidemiology, Staging and Management of Prostate Cancer. | Sep 14, 2022 | ||
| Added information on the incidence of prostate cancer in American men. | Sep 11, 2020 | ||
| Revised information on the occurrence of prostate cancer in older men. | Mar 26, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: eMedicineHealth - Prostate Cancer. | Jul 20, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Patient - Prostate Cancer. | Jul 20, 2012 | ||
| Clarified information on the epidemiology of prostate cancer and on genetic variations in RNASEL. Also updated information on the use of abiraterone in the treatment of prostate cancer. | Feb 14, 2012 | ||
| Added mention that PSA screening for the detection of prostate cancer is no longer recommended for healthy men. | Oct 07, 2011 | ||
| Added image of patient undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. | May 12, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention the approval of sipuleucel-T (Provenge) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Also added information about the process by which sipuleucel-T is manufactured. | Apr 30, 2010 | ||
| Added information on genetic variations in RNASEL and on xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV). | Oct 29, 2009 | ||
| Added information on docetaxel and sipuleucel-T in the treatment of metastatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer and on the use of dutasteride to reduce the risk of cancer diagnosis in men with elevated PSA levels. | Jun 22, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Cancer Society - Prostate Cancer. | Jun 03, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Cancer Society - Prostate Cancer. | Jun 03, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Prostate Cancer. | Sep 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Prostate Cancer In Depth. | Sep 08, 2008 | ||
| Updated to include information about BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which have been linked to prostate cancer. | Aug 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Cancer Institute - Prostate Cancer. | Dec 20, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. | Sep 27, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Prostate Cancer Research Institute. | Sep 20, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Health World - Alternative Approaches to Prostate Cancer. | May 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 15, 2001 | ||
| New article added. | Feb 10, 2000 |
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