Putting a lid on excess cholesterol to halt bladder cancer cell growth
Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a lid on their growth?
Jan 14, 2025
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Gene inhibition provides potential way to overcome cancer cells' resistance to chemotherapy drug cisplatin
A new study from Cedars-Sinai Cancer reveals a potential way to overcome tumor resistance to a common chemotherapy drug called cisplatin. The study, published in Science Advances, could improve the effectiveness of the widely ...
Dec 16, 2024
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Tiny robots target tumors with precision drug delivery
In the future, delivering therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed within the body could be the task of miniature robots. Not little metal humanoids or even bio-mimicking robots; think instead of tiny bubble-like spheres.
Dec 11, 2024
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Novel oncolytic immunotherapy shows promise for patients with bladder cancer
A Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher will share findings from a late-breaking abstract at the 2024 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting in Dallas, Dec. 4–6.
Dec 5, 2024
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Mobile 'Man Van' spots prostate cancer more quickly and cheaply than via GPs
Mobile testing "Man Van" can diagnose prostate cancer in at-risk groups earlier and more affordably than GPs, according to new research.
Nov 18, 2024
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Treatment advances and predictive biomarkers stand to improve bladder cancer care
Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, muscle-invasive disease, according to an editorial published in the New England Journal ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Long-term risks from prostate cancer treatment detailed in new report
The risks of adverse effects and complications from treatment for prostate cancer are substantial and continue for years after treatment ends. The largest comprehensive analysis reporting long-term risks from such treatment ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Microplastics found in urinary tract linked to health risks
A new study challenges a 2019 World Health Organization report that microplastics in drinking water are harmless after confirming their presence in kidney, urine and bladder cancer samples.
Sep 26, 2024
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Computational tool reveals untapped efficacy of cancer drug, leveling up cancer fight
Research from Purdue University in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that, thanks to a new computational tool, a cancer drug dismissed by traditional testing methods may be effective in treating ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Ruling out other conditions needed with suspected interstitial cystitis
Efforts to rule out bladder tumors and tuberculosis are still essential in the follow-up of patients with suspected interstitial cystitis (IC), according to a study published online Aug. 11 in the International Journal of ...
Sep 4, 2024
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