1.   He has removed the cancerous prostates of former Sen. Bob Dole and retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, among other Washington notables.

2.   He will undergo surgery this month to have his cancerous prostate removed.

3.   Most individuals go home from the hospital in a few days after removal of a cancerous prostate if there are no complications like excessive bleeding or infection.

4.   The prostate contains the highest levels of zinc of all the organs in the body, and cancerous prostates contain less zinc than healthy ones.

5.   Three months after having his cancerous prostate removed, Baker understandably views life through refocused eyes.

6.   Tissue samples from cancerous prostates are shipped to Washington, D.C., where they are catalogued by scientists at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.

7.   A third of men whose cancerous prostates are removed will have blood tests suggesting the cancer is returning.

8.   Dallas coach Don Nelson had his cancerous prostate removed Thursday and doctors found no sign that the disease had spread.

9.   Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson had his cancerous prostate removed Thursday and doctors found no sign that the disease had spread.

10.   Nelson had his cancerous prostate removed last Thursday, and tests showed the disease had not spread.