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New Developments in Bladder Cancer Diagnosis
PR Web (press release) According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 70530 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed this year, resulting in nearly 15000 deaths. … |
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Authors: Oliva Encina J, Marco Valdenebro A, PelegràGabarró J, Rioja Sanz C
Cystoscopy is gold-standard method in non muscule invasive bladder cancer diagnosis. In the cistoscopic exploratión 30% of tumors could be overlooked: it is due to a flat forms, little size tumours or difficult visualization. Photodynamic diagnosis reduces overlooked tumours rate, and has improved diagnosis on flat forms, with the consequence of increasing lap time to recurrence and decreasing the number of iterative cistoscopy; nevertheless the false positive rate is high. In the last years developed new optical devices who try to improve alone or associated diagnostic sensibility in cistoscopy without reduction of specificity. Among new devices we must emphasize some like Narrow Band Imaging, Optica…
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CONCLUSIONS: Having biological materials characterized and available along with the clinical patient information provides an integrated portrait of the patients and their diseases facilitating advances in molecular biology. It also promotes the development of translational research improving methods of diagnosis and cancer treatment. (Source: International Braz J Urol) Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer
Authors: Sharp VJ, Takacs EB, Powell CR
Prostatitis ranges from a straightforward clinical entity in its acute form to a complex, debilitating condition when chronic. It is often a source of frustration for the treating physician and patient. There are four classifications of prostatitis: acute bacterial, chronic bacterial, chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and asymptomatic. Diagnosis of acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis is primarily based on history, physical examination, urine culture, and urine specimen testing pre- and post-prostatic massage. The differential diagnosis of prostatitis includes acute cystitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, urinary tract stones, bladder cancer, prostatic abscess, enterovesical fistula, and foreign body within the urinary tract. T…
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Conclusion PDD during initial TUR-BT in T1G3 bladder cancer seems to reduce significantly the rate of recurrence in our study population.
Therefore, PDD seems to be associated with superior initial tumour control and more effective tumour treatment even in patients
with highly aggressive tumours like T1G3 bladder cancer.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00345-010-0574-yAuthors
Peter Stanislaus, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Department of Urology LMU, Marchionistr. 15 81377 Munich GermanyDirk Zaak, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Department of Urology LMU, Marchionistr. 15 81377 Munich GermanyThomas Stadler, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Department of Urology LMU, Marchionistr. 15 81377 Munich GermanyStefan Tritschler, Ludwig-Maximilian…
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More Bladder Cancer Is Metastatic at Diagnosis
Renal and Urology News BARCELONA—Researchers have documented a small but significant stage migration in metastatic bladder cancer between 1988 and 2006. Their findings revealed a … |
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Delays in diagnosis and definitive treatment are associated with poorer survival in observational studies of patients with bladder cancer. Quality of care may be as important as tumor biology in explaining this association. (Source: Cancer)
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Mortality from invasive bladder cancer is common, even with high-quality care. Thus, the best opportunities to improve outcomes may precede the diagnosis. Although screening currently is not recommended, better medical care of patients who are at risk (ie, those with hematuria) has the potential to improve outcomes.The authors used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare linked database for the years 1992 through 2002 to identify 29,740 patients who had hematuria in the year before a bladder cancer diagnosis and grouped them according to the interval between their first claim for hematuria and their bladder cancer diagnosis. Cox proportional hazards models were fitted to assess relations between these intervals and bladder cancer mortality, adjusting first for patient demo… Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer
Early diagnosis of bladder cancer is critical to management and treatment of the disease and improving chances of survival, said a urologic oncologist from Baylor College of Medicine . "Bladder cancer is a highly treatable, highly curable disease particularly before it invades the muscle," said Dr. Seth P. Lerner, professor in the Scott Department of Urology and the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at BCM and Beth and Dave Swalm Chair in Urologic Oncology. "It requires long-term follow-up and surveillance to spot and treat a potential recurrence." Most common age group While bladder cancer is typically a disease of people in their 60s and 70s, Lerner said symptoms can occur in much younger people. Painful urination and/or blood in the urine are the most common… Source: MedWorm: Bladder Cancer
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Early diagnosis key in managing, treating bladder cancer
BCM News HOUSTON — (July 12, 2010) — Early diagnosis of bladder cancer is critical to management and treatment of the disease and improving chances of survival, … BCM researchers leading efforts in bladder cancer research Older men with smoking history needed for bladder cancer screening study |
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