Metastatic Prostate Cancer at Diagnosis in Decline
Study documents a drop in the incidence of de novo metastatic PCa from 1980 to 2011 in the United States.
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Bladder Cancer Mortality in Men Lower With 5-ARI Use
Use of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors before and after diagnosis of the malignancy is associated with a 15% and 22% decreased risk of bladder cancer mortality, respectively.
Anticoagulants Tied With Stroke, Hemorrhage in CKD
Study questions the efficacy and safety of prescribing anticoagulants to older patients with atrial fibrillation and nondialysis chronic kidney disease.
CKD Patients With Heart Failure May Not Benefit From ICDs
Study finds no difference in all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure who received implantable cardioverter defibrillators and those who did not.
Kidney Stone Treatment Better With Ureterorenoscopy
For renal calculi 5 to 20 mm in diameter, treatment with flexible ureterorenoscopy was associated with higher stone-free and freedom from reintervention rates vs ESWL.
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