(HealthDay)—For patients with locally advanced bladder cancer, cystectomy plus adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved survival versus cystectomy alone, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in the Journal ...
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A patient's mental health prior to surgery can influence postoperative outcomes. Removal of the bladder, or radical cystectomy (RC), is an effective treatment for locally advanced bladder cancer, but complications occur in ...
Dec 17, 2015
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A bladder cancer drug tested in a University of Hawai'i Cancer Center clinical trial is getting closer to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The new drug, an interleukin 15 superagonist complex (ALT-803), combined ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Background: Noguchi explained that immunotherapy has emerged recently as a viable and attractive strategy for the treatment of advanced cancer. "In this study, we assessed whether a novel immunotherapeutic approach that we ...
Nov 18, 2015
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A panel of five biomarkers that can detect the presence of transitional cell bladder carcinoma in urine with 100 per cent specificity has been developed by A*STAR researchers. The noninvasive technique could be developed ...
Oct 21, 2015
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Despite manufacturing and legislative changes to improve workplace hygiene, the risk of occupational bladder cancer appears to be on the rise in some industries, although the profile of at-risk occupations has changed over ...
Oct 8, 2015
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona researchers have found a mycobacterium that is more effective in treating superficial bladder cancer and does not cause infections, unlike those used up to now.
Oct 6, 2015
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Blood in the urine can be a scary sight, yet it's a symptom many people ignore until it is bad enough to land them in a hospital emergency department.
Sep 4, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Circulating tumor cell assays may have a role in the management of bladder cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology.
Aug 25, 2015
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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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