News tagged with clinical urology
Surgeons examine hypospadias repair efficacy for patients with differing anatomies
A pediatric urologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center who pioneered a surgical technique for repairing a common birth defect in boys reports the procedure is singularly effective in correcting the problem with few complications.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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New made-in-Canada therapy for bladder cancer shows promising results
Clinical trials for a new bladder cancer therapy show promising interim results. Lead researcher Alvaro Morales says that the breakthrough using the drug Urocidin follows thirty years of his research in this important area.
May 24, 2011 |
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Hypospadias, a birth defect of the male urethra, is not increasing in New York state
In recent decades, there have been periodic reports of a worldwide decline in sperm count and quality. Male infertility has ostensibly been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias -- a congenital ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Curry spice component may help slow prostate tumor growth
Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a study from researchers ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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A new screening method for prostate cancer
A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine shows novel PSA velocity (PSAV) risk count testing may provide a more effective way for physicians to screen men for clinically ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Investigational urine test can predict high-risk prostate cancer in men who chose 'watchful waiting'
Initial results of a multicenter study coordinated by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center indicates that two investigational urine-based biomarkers are associated with prostate cancers that are likely to ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Study finds prostate size may help predict cancer severity
(Medical Xpress) -- The size of a man’s prostate gland may help predict the severity of cancer, with a smaller prostate being more likely to harbor serious disease. This finding by a group of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Bedwetting can be due to undiagnosed constipation, research shows
Bedwetting isn't always due to problems with the bladder, according to new research by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Constipation is often the culprit; and if it isn't diagnosed, children and their parents must endure ...
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Preoperative MRI may reduce risk of nerve damage in prostate cancer surgeries
Preoperative MRI helps surgeons make more informed decisions about nerve-sparing procedures in men with prostate cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Tapping the body's own defenses, researchers look to cutting-edge gene therapy for bladder cancer
Bladder cancer, most frequently caused by smoking and exposure to carcinogens in the workplace, is one of the top 10 most common forms of cancer in men and women in the U.S. More than 70 percent of bladder cancers are diagnosed ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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New approach to prostate cancer care draws patients with riskiest disease
(Medical Xpress) -- In choosing where they get treatment, prostate cancer patients tend to opt for a major cancer center if they have severe disease, but stick closer to home for less complicated cases, even when offered ...
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Panels recommend gearing back on prostate-cancer screenings, cancer
A blood screening result that suggests prostate cancer is bound to provoke high anxiety - even though up to 80 percent of those findings turn out to be false positives.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Heart drug may be effective for managing certain cancers: study
Researchers at Queen's University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body's immune system sometimes fails to eliminate cancer. The new findings shed light on the possible cause of immune ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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