New Prostate Cancer Grading System Validated
Proposed 5-tiered system found to predict the risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality.
Print Issue: February 01, 2017
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Ups Risk of Kidney Allograft Loss
Increased fractional excretion of phosphate also found to increase risk of allograft loss.
Chemotherapy Use for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Increasing
The proportion of patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the United States rose from 0.6% to 2.7% between 2004 and 2013.
Physician Burnout: Common but Manageable
Exhaustion, low energy, increases in absenteeism, and drops in productivity are among the signs of burnout.
Prostate Cancer AS Patients May Benefit From MRI/Fusion Biopsy
In patients undergoing confirmatory biopsy for active surveillance, MRI can increase detection of clinically significant tumors compared with standard systematic biopsy.
Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Criteria May Need Updating
When MRI-US fusion biopsy is added to the standard 12-core biopsy, the number of men eligible for active surveillance decreases, study finds.
Robotic Nephrectomy for Localized RCC On The Rise
In 2013, nearly one third of all minimally invasive radical nephrectomies were performed with robotic assistance.
Standard TRUS Prostate Biopsy Needed Despite Negative MRIs
Magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate missed 13% of high-grade cancers that were later found on transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy.
Radium-223 Reduces Hospital Usage for Skeletal Events
CRPC patients treated with radium-223 spent fewer days in the hospital both before and after a skeletal event compared with placebo recipients.
Pre-dialysis CKD Is a Risk Factor for Serious Infection
Lower eGFR and higher ACR are associated with an elevated risk of infection-related hospitalization and infection-related death.
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