PROVENGE - An Innovative Prostate Cancer Treatment

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PROVENGE All You Need to Know!
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• PROVENGE Also called the Vaccine treatment for
  prostate cancer! Unlike traditional vaccines,
  which boost the bodys immune system to help
  prevent infections, this vaccine boosts the
  immune system to help it attack prostate cancer
  cells.

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• What Types Of Prostate Cancer Does PROVENGE
  Immunotherapy Treat?
• Minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate
  resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer
• Patients cannot have moderate to severe prostate
  cancer pain (or be on narcotics for
  cancer-related pain)
• Metastases must be limited to bone or soft tissue
  only (no lung, liver or brain metastases)
• Patients cannot have had chemotherapy in the
  previous three months
• The patient must be able to perform tasks
  necessary for daily living

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• You May Be Able to Receive PROVENGE Therapy if
• You are on hormone therapy and have rising PSA
  levels
• Your cancer has spread from the prostate to other
  places, such as your bones
• You are not taking narcotics for cancer-related
  pain

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• Is Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy - PROVENGE
  Approved by FDA?
• PROVENGE is an FDA-approved immunotherapy
  treatment for prostate cancer that harnesses the
  power of the patients own immune system to
  identify and target prostate cancer cells. This
  is also known as autologous cellular
  immunotherapy.

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• Possible Side Effects of PROVENGE
• Side effects from the vaccine tend to be milder
  than those from hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
  Common side effects can include fever, chills,
  fatigue, back and joint pain, nausea, and
  headache. These most often start during the cell
  infusions and last no more than a couple of days.

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• How Long It Takes for PROVENGE Therapy?
• PROVENGE immunotherapy treatment typically takes
  six weeks, and is administered in three infusions
  every two weeks.

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• Kansas City Urology Care An Exclusive Provider
  of PROVENGE
• Kansas City Urology Care is an exclusive provider
  of PROVENGE. PROVENGE is the first approved
  immunotherapy for advanced prostate cancer.
• For More Details,
• Call 913.341.7985
• Visit kcurology.com/conditions/prostate-cancer.htm
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