News tagged with urinary tract cancer
Immortality gene mutation identifies brain tumors, other cancers
Newly identified mutations in a gene that makes cells immortal appear to play a pivotal role in three of the most common types of brain tumors, as well as cancers of the liver, tongue and urinary tract, according to research ...
Cancer
Mar 18, 2013 |
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High doses of saw palmetto don't impact serum PSA
(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, saw palmetto, even at a dose as high as 960 mg, does not affect serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men with lower urinary tract symptoms, according to research ...
Cancer
Feb 08, 2013 |
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New hematuria risk index IDs patients at low cancer risk
(HealthDay)—A Hematuria Risk Index could identify cancer risk among patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Cancer
Jan 14, 2013 |
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HRT for postmenopausal symptoms can be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy
Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Stronger focus needed on gender-specific health
There is growing evidence of the need for a separate approach to men's and women's health, according to a men's health expert at the University of Adelaide.
Health
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Relief of urinary symptoms is an underappreciated benefit of early stage prostate cancer treatment
Treatment of early stage prostate cancer can also result in improved quality of life for a subgroup of men who suffer from lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), according to an abstract of a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-led ...
Cancer
May 20, 2012 |
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Comprehensive report documents impact of urologic diseases on American public
Urologic conditions like urinary tract infections, kidney stones, and prostate cancer are a major economic burden on Americans, resulting in health care costs of close to $40 billion annually, according to a newly released ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 18, 2012 |
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Herbal remedy blamed for high cancer rate in Taiwan: study
A toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy is linked to more than half of all cases of urinary tract cancer in Taiwan where use of traditional medicine is widespread, said a US study Monday.
Cancer
Apr 09, 2012 |
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A world without antibiotics?
Imagine a world without antibiotics. Common infections are life threatening. Pneumonia, urinary tract infections and venereal diseases are incurable. Cancer chemotherapies do not exist. The life expectancy for Canadian men ...
Medications
Apr 07, 2011 |
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