Oncology & Cancer
Employing dogs to sniff out cancer
UC Davis clinicians are hoping to greatly advance cancer screenings with the innate olfactory skills of man's best friend.
Aug 19, 2015
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News tagged with bladder
Oncology & Cancer
Bladder 'pacemaker' can fix overactive bladder, other voiding issues
If your day is punctuated by urgent trips to the bathroom or trouble emptying your bladder, you might have a voiding dysfunction condition. The good news is that it can be easily treated.
Apr 29, 2011
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Health
Why men don't like to talk about their enlarged prostate
Conversation about how often you have to get up at night for a piddle is probably not the most scintillating discourse. But there's a much bigger reason men don't like to talk about prostate conditions.
May 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer health: Treating bladder cancer
More than 81,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2022, and more than 17,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
Jun 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves 'game changer' immunotherapy drug for bladder cancer
A new immunotherapy drug, atezolizumab, has been approved for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma, a type of bladder cancer. The drug represents the first new treatment for this form of the disease in more than ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New mechanism found on how a parasite leads to cancer
About 200 million people across 75 of the poorest countries in the world are now infected by the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium). The infection causes severe urogenital disease, but also causes bladder ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Neuroscience
Simple nerve stimulation may improve sexual response in women
Electrodes aren't the first thing most people think of when it comes to achieving sexual arousal. But if the results of a pilot study are any indication, that may soon change.
Sep 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
How the immune system can help us diagnose cancer
One of the deadliest forms of cancer is biliary tract cancer. Only one in three patients diagnosed with the disease is operable. The rest must settle for life-sustaining treatment.
Jul 27, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Endometriosis may increase the risk of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis
A new Neurology & Urodynamics study has demonstrated a link between endometriosis and a subsequent diagnosis of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC).
Jan 10, 2018
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Immunology
Unusual immune response in bladder appears to drive repeat UTIs
As many people know, bladder infections can be a painful and recurring condition, and those who are prone to the infections often report they have to "go" with greater frequency and urgency.
May 19, 2020
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