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Surgeon removes a diseased kidney through the belly button

A surgeon at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago is one of the first in the Midwest to use a new surgical technique that requires only one small incision to remove a diseased kidney.

22 Apr 2009

Scientists combine USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand.

22 Apr 2009

Genetic variations in inflammation pathway may predict risk of invasive bladder cancer

Genetic variations in the inflammation pathway may predict who would respond to Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) treatment and who might experience a recurrence among patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting 2009.

20 Apr 2009

Protein FGFR3 a potential therapeutic target for several cancers

Several forms of cancer, including bladder cancer and multiple myeloma caused by the t(4;14) genetic abnormality, are associated with either overexpression or perpetual activation of the protein FGFR3.

20 Apr 2009

Exposure to Agent Orange increases risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer

Veterans exposed to Agent Orange are at increased risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer, researchers report.

20 Apr 2009

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome as prevalent in teens as older males

A Queen's University research team has found that a painful pelvic affliction associated with adult men occurs as frequently in adolescent boys.

16 Apr 2009

Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell

One cell…one initial set of genetic changes - that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer.

16 Apr 2009

South Australian hospital battles to contain superbug VRE

The cancer ward at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) in South Australia is currently battling to cope with an antibiotic-resistant bacteria called Vanocomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE), a form of bacteria which lives in the gut.

16 Apr 2009

Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell

One cell...one initial set of genetic changes - that's all it takes to begin a series of events that lead to metastatic cancer. Now, Johns Hopkins experts have tracked how the cancer process began in 33 men with prostate cancer who died of the disease. Culling information from autopsies, their study points to a set of genetic defects in a single cell that are different for each person's cancer.

16 Apr 2009

Nerve shock implant device may help bladder control in urinary incontinence

For people with urinary incontinence who have run out of options, an electrical device might help, according to a new Cochrane Library review.

14 Apr 2009

New therapy for metastatic prostate cancer shows promise

A new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer has shown considerable promise in early clinical trials involving patients whose disease has become resistant to current drugs.

12 Apr 2009

Multivitamins have no impact on risk of cancer or heart disease in postmenopausal women

The largest study of its kind concludes that long-term multivitamin use has no impact on the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease or overall mortality in postmenopausal women.

12 Apr 2009

Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test

A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College.

12 Apr 2009

Kidney reconstruction performed though single incision hidden in the navel

With a single incision hidden in the navel, surgeons at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center have successfully removed a cancerous kidney tumor while saving the patient's kidney.

9 Apr 2009

More intensive treatment not associated with better outcomes in early bladder cancer

Patients with early bladder cancer who receive more intensive treatment within the first two years of diagnosis do not appear to have better survival than patients who receive less intensive treatment, according to a retrospective analysis published in the April 7 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

8 Apr 2009

Aggressive treatment for early stage bladder does not improve survival

Despite enduring more invasive tests and medical procedures, patients who were treated aggressively for early stage bladder cancer had no better survival than patients who were treated less aggressively.

8 Apr 2009

University of Rochester Medical Center urologists compare tests for early bladder cancer detection

Men over the age of 60 who have smoked at least 20 years are needed for an international clinical study to improve bladder cancer screening techniques at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

7 Apr 2009

Study examines benefits of psychosocial intervention for prostate cancer patients prior to surgery

Brief stress management sessions prior to and immediately after surgery may have both short- and long-term benefit for men undergoing a radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

6 Apr 2009

Cutting-edge treatments for kidney and prostate cancer

Cancerous tumors on the kidney once meant surgery to remove the kidney.

6 Apr 2009

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery launched at Saint Louis University Hospital

Saint Louis University Hospital recently launched a new surgical program - single-incision laparoscopic surgery - which is a critical advancement in minimally-invasive surgery, paving the way for natural orifice surgery.

6 Apr 2009

Urology News and Research

Latest Urology News and Research

Surgeon removes a diseased kidney through the belly button

Scientists combine USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone

Genetic variations in inflammation pathway may predict risk of invasive bladder cancer

Protein FGFR3 a potential therapeutic target for several cancers

Exposure to Agent Orange increases risk of aggressive recurrence of prostate cancer

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome as prevalent in teens as older males

Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell

South Australian hospital battles to contain superbug VRE

Autopsy study links prostate cancer to single rogue cell

Nerve shock implant device may help bladder control in urinary incontinence

New therapy for metastatic prostate cancer shows promise

Multivitamins have no impact on risk of cancer or heart disease in postmenopausal women

Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test

Kidney reconstruction performed though single incision hidden in the navel

More intensive treatment not associated with better outcomes in early bladder cancer

Aggressive treatment for early stage bladder does not improve survival

University of Rochester Medical Center urologists compare tests for early bladder cancer detection

Study examines benefits of psychosocial intervention for prostate cancer patients prior to surgery

Cutting-edge treatments for kidney and prostate cancer

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery launched at Saint Louis University Hospital

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