Castration-resistant prostate cancer correlates strongly with development of metastasis in men with PSA relapse following radical surgery for localized prostate cancer, but it occurs much sooner, and thus may provide an intermediate endpoint in clinical trials of new therapeutics.
In a study, men who underwent high-intensity focused ultrasound partial gland ablation for prostate cancer had excellent preservation of potency and continence.
The newest KDOQI guideline for renal nutrition, which took 5 years to develop, expands recommendations to include patients with all stages of chronic kidney disease.
The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) caught the world by surprise. Whatever becomes the new normal, the United States will be a different country from what it was on March 13, when President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency. At this writing on May 28, more than 100,000 people in the…
In a retrospective study, addition of carboplatin to chemotherapy regimens improved survival in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer whose disease progressed on second-generation hormone therapy.
In a study, natural killer cell activity (NKA) below 200 pg/mL predicted a nearly 5-fold greater risk of having a positive prostate biopsy compared with higher NKA values.
Type 1 diabetes onset before the age of 14 years is independently associated with a greater risk of kidney disease compared with later age at onset, according to a new study.
Among men with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, the risk of developing metastasis increased with decreasing PSA doubling time, a study found.
Kidney stone recurrence risk increases along with the number of metabolic syndrome components, which include abdominal obesity, hypertension, elevated fasting glucose, low high-density lipoprotein, and elevated triglycerides.
Among women with a history of smoking, menopause onset at age 45 or younger is associated with a 66% higher risk of bladder cancer compared with onset at age 50 or older.
