Oncology & Cancer
Study: Common virus may cause bladder cancer
A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
Feb 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study validates therapy for aggressive bladder cancer
Findings from a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers show enfortumab vedotin is effective in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) not eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy. The data is from Cohort ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Biomarker may help predict survival in patients with bladder cancer
Long-term survival data from the first prospective, randomized biomarker validation trial in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer being treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy before surgery will be reported at ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Medical economics
Little test, big impact: Dipstick screening for hematuria
As the saying goes, "the sooner the better," and such is the case for the detection of kidney and urological diseases. Early detection is key, and may be achieved through the use of a dipstick urine test. Recently, researchers ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-Immu: A data portal for predicting response to immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy
A new data portal called Cancer-Immu established by a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center biostatisticians can help cancer clinicians and researchers predict which patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors. ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgeons perform world's first precision prostatectomy with unique approach
Surgeons at Henry Ford Health System's Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) have performed what is believed to be the first precision prostatectomy through the bladder using a single port robotic surgical system.
Dec 13, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New method to model bladder cancer treatments
Bladder cancer presents a number of challenges when choosing a course of treatment, but researchers at Iowa State University hope their innovative research might help doctors and patients arrive at an optimal treatment plan ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Medical research
Leading researchers team up to bring promising chemotherapy treatment to human trials
In 2015, University of Alberta cancer researcher Jack Tuszynski learned that his patent application for a promising chemotherapy treatment for people suffering from metastatic bladder cancer had been rejected by the U.S. ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study tackles reducing bladder cancer recurrence
National and international guidelines call for administration of postoperative immediate chemotherapy to reduce recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Yet this is done in less than half of cases. A new study ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Link between hypercholesterolemia and bladder cancer aggressiveness
Hypercholesterolemia is a metabolic disorder commonly found in people with obesity. It has been reported as a risk factor in the development of the cancers derived from steroid-targeted tissues, such as breast and prostate ...
Sep 29, 2021
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