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Exposure to carcinogens called arylamines is associated with bladder cancer risk in both smokers and nonsmokers

Exposure to a family of carcinogens called arylamines is associated with bladder cancer risk in both smokers and nonsmokers, according to a new study in the October 6 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

5 Oct 2004

3 year study to validate bladder cancer test

A three-year study to validate a test to detect the recurrence of bladder cancer has been initiated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), at 12 centers across the United States and Canada.

4 Oct 2004

Dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer

Tumours are thought to produce volatile organic compounds with distinctive odours. Even when present in minute quantities, it is possible that they are detectable by dogs, with their exceptional sense of smell.

23 Sep 2004

Health problems among timber workers exposed to industry chemical PCP are to be investigated

The project, funded by the Ministry of Health, aims to ascertain whether timber workers exposed to the PCPs (pentachlorophenols) are dying earlier, getting cancers more often and suffering more chronic health problems, including fatigue, nausea and neuropsychological dysfunction.

13 Sep 2004

Gene therapy holds much promise for treating aggressive human superficial bladder cancer

Gene therapy that causes the bladder to act like a “bioreactor” to produce and secrete the anti-cancer agent interferon-alpha has shown dramatic benefits in preclinical tests, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

8 Sep 2004

Bladder-sparing treatment shows promise against cancer

For patients with invasive bladder cancer, treatment has typically meant an operation to remove the bladder and nearby organs. This requires up to a week in the hospital and leaves patients with a reconstructed bladder or urostomy bag.

21 Jul 2004

Prostate and kidney cancer can be detected in urine

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common male cancer in the Western world. There will be more than 44,6000 new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in U.S. men this year and more than 15,600 new cases diagnosed in women As many as 25 percent of these cancers are diagnosed after the disease is advanced, leading to a poor prognosis.

23 Jun 2004

New studies on the diagnosis of interstitial cystitis and the treatment of prostatitis

Antimicrobials Ineffective in Treating Chronic Prostatitis / Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/PPS): Though the traditional means of treating men with CP/PPS, use of antibiotics and alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers (tamsulosin and ciprofloxacin) did not lead to significant change after six and 12 weeks of treatment.

10 May 2004

California has set a public health goal for arsenic levels in drinking water

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today announced the publication of a final Public Health Goal (PHG) for arsenic in drinking water.

27 Apr 2004

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common in women

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common in women, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is expected to be diagnosed in 38,000 men and 15,000 women in the United States in 2003. Treatment is most successful when the disease is caught early.

18 Apr 2004

Vitamin E appears to cut in half people's risk of bladder cancer

Getting plenty of vitamin E by eating foods like nuts and olive oil appears to cut in half people's risk of bladder cancer, the fourth leading cancer killer among men, a new study suggests.

12 Apr 2004

Bladder Cancer News and Research

Latest Bladder Cancer News and Research

Exposure to carcinogens called arylamines is associated with bladder cancer risk in both smokers and nonsmokers

3 year study to validate bladder cancer test

Dogs can be trained to detect bladder cancer

Health problems among timber workers exposed to industry chemical PCP are to be investigated

Gene therapy holds much promise for treating aggressive human superficial bladder cancer

Bladder-sparing treatment shows promise against cancer

Prostate and kidney cancer can be detected in urine

New studies on the diagnosis of interstitial cystitis and the treatment of prostatitis

California has set a public health goal for arsenic levels in drinking water

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common in women

Vitamin E appears to cut in half people's risk of bladder cancer

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