Nephrometry May Improve Renal Cancer Care
Researchers have developed a standardized scoring system for quantifying renal tumor size, location, and depth.
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Autologous Cells May Ease Stress Urinary Incontinence
Injecting autologous muscle-derived cells (AMDCs) into the bladder may significantly improve symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), according to Canadian researchers.
Pomegranate Juice May Help Prostate Cancer Patients
Pomegranate juice may help slow progression of prostate cancer in men who experience rising PSA levels following radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy, data suggest.
Dutasteride Found to Lower PCa Risk
CHICAGO—Dutasteride lowers the risk of prostate cancer by 23% in men with an increased risk of the malignancy, new findings show.
New AUA Recommendation: Start Offering PSA Testing at 40
CHICAGO—The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends that PSA testing should be offered to well-informed men aged 40 years and older who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years.
Prostate Cancer Vaccine Improves Survival
CHICAGO—Sipuleucel-T (Provenge), an experimental immunotherapeutic vaccine, prolonged survival in men with metastatic, androgen-independent prostate cancer, according to study findings presented here at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
Kidney Stones, Heart Disease Linked in Older Women
Heart disease is significantly more prevalent in older white women with a history of kidney stones than in those who have never had a kidney stone, new findings suggest.
PSA Density Predicts Worse Prostate Cancer Pathology
PSA density (PSAD) predicts pathologic upstaging following radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer, a study found.
Formula Might Overdiagnose Renal Dysfunction
Use of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study formula may overestimate the number patients with renal dysfunction, according to researchers at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo.
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