Update on Bladder Cancer Risk Factors
Emerging evidence links bladder cancer to pelvic radiation therapy, dietary factors, and gene-environment interactions.
Emerging evidence links bladder cancer to pelvic radiation therapy, dietary factors, and gene-environment interactions.
New findings suggest that Lactobacillus bacteria in the tumors of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer increase uptake of bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
An updated systematic review of 50 studies supports the use of cranberry products in reducing the risk for urinary tract infections.
In contrast, unhealthy low-carbohydrate diets tied to increased mortality
Iron therapy and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are not always effective for anemia in patients with CKD. Nutritional interventions may be helpful in these cases.
Study findings support counseling patients about the possibility of conservative kidney stone management.
Stronger diet effect seen in Gleason grade group >6 and in International Society of Urological Pathology grade 3 + 4 + 5 tumors
Slow metabolizers of caffeine genetically comprise half of the Italian population.
Medical nutritional therapy may need to be combined with anti-hyperkalemia therapy to prevent recurrence, investigators suggested.
Investigators report no significant improvement in cardiovascular or overall mortality in patients on dialysis.