Cancer Risks Increase With Albuminuria
In a Dutch study, each doubling of urine albumin excretion was significantly associated with a 7% increase in overall cancer risk.
In a Dutch study, each doubling of urine albumin excretion was significantly associated with a 7% increase in overall cancer risk.
Number of days alive and out of hospital within first 90 days greater for robot-assisted surgery, but clinical significance of findings unclear
A study examined bladder cancer risk and mortality among nearly 100,000 men from Ontario, Canada, who received 5-alpha reductase inhibitors.
Findings may inform surveillance strategies and improve treatment outcomes.
Further studies are needed to evaluate oncologic outcomes after postoperative radiation therapy.
Efforts to reduce obesity may cut the prevalence of these urological conditions.
Investigators report a 24-month recurrence-free survival rate of 82% with the use of intravesical gemcitabine/docetaxel following complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor.
Study characterized patient-reported delays in care of prostate cancer and bladder cancer at the national level.
Despite a decreasing overall radical cystectomy complication rate, the surgery still is associated with significant morbidity, according to investigators.
The decision to discontinue was based on data from pre-planned analyses of the phase 3 PIVOT-09 study and the phase 2 PIVOT-10 study.