Pelvic health is crucial to a woman's overall well-being but is often misunderstood or overlooked. When symptoms such as urinary incontinence, pain or discomfort, or pain during intercourse occur, they are dismissed as a ...
May 29, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the immunotherapy-boosting drug N-803, which is marketed under the brand name Anktiva, to be used in combination with the immunotherapy Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) ...
Apr 23, 2024
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A first-in-human trial led by The University of Western Australia has found injecting an immunotherapy drug directly into the bladder wall to treat cancer is viable and safe.
Mar 14, 2024
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Patients with muscle-invasive urothelial cancer and a high risk of recurrence after surgery may have a new treatment option. The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has announced positive results from the Phase III AMBASSADOR ...
Jan 26, 2024
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For patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), selenium supplementation does not reduce the risk for recurrence, while vitamin E is associated with an increased risk for recurrence, according to a study published ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Mount Sinai investigators have developed a new approach for treating invasive bladder cancer without the need for surgical removal of the bladder, according to a study published in Nature Medicine in September. Removing the ...
Oct 2, 2023
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We all know that feeling when nature calls—but what's far less understood is the psychology behind it. Why, for example, do we get the urge to pee just before getting into the shower, or when we're swimming? What brings ...
Sep 14, 2023
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I'm a 48-year-old woman who just started going through menopause. I feel like I'm handling the hot flashes, sleepless nights and other symptoms OK, but my bladder is going crazy. Sometimes, when I realize I need to go, I ...
Jun 6, 2023
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An extended lymphadenectomy—removal of additional lymph nodes beyond the extent of the standard procedure—in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (removal of bladder and nearby tissues) because of clinically localized ...
May 30, 2023
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Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer, working in collaboration with colleagues in Colorado and the Netherlands, have identified a specific type of bladder cancer most likely to resist first-line treatment. Their study, ...
May 24, 2023
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