https://medicalxpress.com/urology-news/ en-us Latest medical news and research in Urology Men in England diagnosed with incurable advanced prostate cancer are more likely to survive for at least three years than they were a decade ago, according to an analysis by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and partners. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-men-longer-incurable-prostate-cancer.html Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:16 EDT news710675582 A new study revealed molecular features linked to more aggressive prostate cancer in a subset of patients who had been classified as low risk, highlighting biological differences that may not be apparent from clinical measures alone. The results could lead to new therapeutic strategies. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-prostate-tumors-reveal-molecular-linked.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:40:06 EDT news710605686 Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have identified a previously overlooked molecular regulator that helps determine whether prostate tumors remain sensitive to treatment or evolve into a more aggressive, drug-resistant form of the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-key-driver-aggressive-prostate-cancer.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:00:02 EDT news710522401 Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer, accounting for about 90% of kidney cancers. It develops when abnormal cells in the kidney's small tubules begin to grow uncontrollably. RCC has several subtypes that differ in their origin, molecular characteristics and genetic makeup. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-gene-linked-survival-differs-kidney.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:20:18 EDT news710582755 No hospitalized patient loves getting a urinary catheter. But if they must have one, the last thing they want is a urinary tract infection caused by bacteria that seize their chance to grow on the catheter. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-hospitals-dont-utis-catheters.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:40:03 EDT news710572021 PSMA PET/CT-targeted biopsy detects more clinically significant prostate cancer than systematic biopsy alone in men with negative or inconclusive MRI findings but persistent clinical risk factors. According to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, combining the two biopsy approaches is even more effective, nearly doubling the detection rate. This strategy may help physicians identify clinically significant cancers that would otherwise be difficult to detect, while potentially avoiding unnecessary procedures in appropriately selected patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-psma-petct-biopsy-clinically-significant.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:00:10 EDT news710516402 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a distinct type of prostate cell that may help solve the long-standing mystery of why benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)—a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate that commonly affects men as they age—develops almost exclusively in one region of the prostate. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-newly-prostate-cell-enlarged-region.html Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:00:01 EDT news710508541 For many people, a urinary tract infection (UTI) doesn't really end when the antibiotics run out. The burning and constant trips to the bathroom fade, then return weeks or months later. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-labgrown-minibladder-urinary-tract-infections.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:06 EDT news710158687 A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. The test also allows physicians not only to assess the cancer's response to treatment but also to predict whether immunotherapy or chemotherapy is likely to be most effective for each patient. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-rna-urine-outperforms-standard-bladder.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:00:01 EDT news710067602 A genetic vulnerability in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most aggressive type of kidney cancer, may lend itself to a combination treatment strategy that causes the cancer cells to self-destruct, according to recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-combination-therapy-emerges-treatment-aggressive.html Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:40:01 EDT news710000703 A case report led by UCLA Health researchers highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to treating prostate cancer that returns after surgery, particularly when the disease recurs multiple times and in different locations. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-case-highlights-multidisciplinary-approach-recurrent.html Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:00:23 EDT news709988162 As many parents know, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can strike babies and young children, too. Recently, the nation's leading pediatricians' group issued its first update since 2011 on diagnosing and treating these infections. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-pediatricians-group-guidelines-utis-babies.html Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:12:18 EDT news709974693 A new study finds that embolization greatly reduces the risk of acute kidney injury and in-hospital mortality compared with nephrectomy when treating initially stable trauma patients with high-grade kidney injuries. The study was published online today in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-kidney-embolization-patients-acute-injury.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:13 EDT news709903981 Five-treatment stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provided excellent long-term cancer control with fewer urinary and sexual side effects than surgery in the first randomized trial to directly compare the treatments for localized prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-treatment-therapy-effective-nonsurgical-alternative.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:35 EDT news709538697 Men with high-risk prostate cancer have a higher likelihood of residual disease after prostatectomy and may require radiation therapy after surgery, particularly when PSA levels begin to rise. Conventional postprostatectomy radiotherapy (COPORT) is typically delivered over 37 fractions, while hypofractionated postprostatectomy radiotherapy (HYPORT) delivers a slightly lower total radiation dose over 25 fractions. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-prostate-surgery-shortened-similar-cancer.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:20:09 EDT news709803811 A recent analysis of the NRG-RTOG 0534 "SPPORT" clinical trial evaluated the Luminal B (LumB) molecular subtype using the PAM50 genomic classifier to determine whether tumor biology could help identify patients most likely to benefit from hormone therapy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-genetic-profiling-tailor-hormone-therapy.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:06 EDT news709803805 Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common bacterial infections and are caused mostly by the uropathogenic bacterium Escherichia coli. But even after antibiotic treatment, many patients experience another UTI. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-hidden-coli-survive-bladder-cells.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:00:01 EDT news709545120 A new study from The Wistar Institute has found a link between the nervous system and the rapid development of neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), an aggressive form of the disease. Published in Oncogene, the study found high levels of neuromedin U (NMU), a neurotransmitter, in prostate cells during the earliest phase of NEPC formation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-neurotransmitter-aggressive-prostate-cancer-immune.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:40:23 EDT news709553101 The United States will be short by nearly 28,000 surgeons by 2038, according to the first unified assessment of the country's surgical workforce. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-shortage-surgeons-nationwide.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:25 EDT news709464123 Men with prostate cancer face different long-term risks depending on whether they choose surgery or radiation therapy, with surgery linked to higher rates of urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction and radiation linked to higher all-cause mortality, according to a national analysis of more than 20,000 men followed for up to 20 years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-prostate-cancer-surgery-term-effects.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:14 EDT news709538660 Prostate cancer is common. About 200 in every 1,000 Australian men will be told they have prostate cancer by age 85. But the chance of dying from it is much lower: around 18 in 1,000 cases. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-prostate-specific-antigen-cancer.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:20:04 EDT news709378382 Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-ease-stress-bladder-pain-frequent.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:20:03 EDT news709373401 Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown pathway that prostate tumors leverage to suppress the immune system by reshaping the tumor microenvironment to resist treatment. A combined targeted therapy approach improved antitumor responses and prolonged survival in preclinical models of castration-resistant prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-uncover-dual-role-b7-h3.html Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:08 EDT news709358761 Non-prescribed ketamine use may start at age 13, data from a UK clinic dedicated to treating bladder problems associated with misuse of the drug suggest. The findings were published in a clinical letter in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-teens-young-ketamine-linked-bladder.html Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:30:02 EDT news709219982 Gevick Safarians remembers the conversations. Patients dealing with cancer and other diseases with very poor prognoses, hoping not for years but for months—a little more time to settle their affairs, to figure out who would care for their pets. Those encounters stayed with him. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-microfluidic-chips-simulate-environments-metastatic.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:20:01 EDT news709216346 Renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) demonstrates strong uptake of the radiotracer 18F-FDG, distinguishing it from other types of kidney cancer that often have more variable uptake. 18F-FDG PET/CT was found to be highly effective even after systemic treatment and detected additional metastases missed by conventional anatomic imaging, providing a more complete picture of how far the cancer had spread. This research was published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-proven-radiotracer-highly-effective-rare.html Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:00:07 EDT news709219561 Using prostate MRI before a biopsy is a real advance in prostate cancer diagnosis. Multiple randomized trials have shown that imaging the prostate first and then targeting suspicious lesions finds more of the aggressive cancers that matter. As a result, guidelines have progressively strengthened their recommendations for MRI. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-mri-prostate-biopsies-sharply-hospitals.html Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:20:01 EDT news708960663 Better cardiovascular health (CVH) is nonlinearly and inversely associated with overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published in the August issue of the Annals of Medicine & Surgery. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-cardiovascular-health-inversely-linked-overactive.html Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:40:09 EDT news708868188 A new study published in Nature has established the foundational landscape of tumor evolution in bladder cancer and differences among cancer subtypes, which could point toward better diagnosis and treatment of the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-earliest-bladder-cancer-metastasis-seed.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:40:07 EDT news708791041 An updated, evidence-based guideline has been developed for the diagnosis and management of childhood nocturnal enuresis (NE). The guideline was published online July 10 in the World Journal of Pediatrics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-guideline-diagnosis-childhood-nocturnal-enuresis.html Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:40:02 EDT news708786015