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Detection of prostate cancer with magnetic resonance imaging

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Friday, 27 January 2012- H. Aydn and colleagues conducted a study to optimize and predict the most efficient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences; T1-weighted (T1W), T2-weighted (T2W), dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) T1W, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)...

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Urolithiasis in infants: evaluation of risk factors

Thursday, 26 January 2012- Urolithiasis in infants is not a very rare situation in Turkey, and the incidence has been increasing in recent years. F. Baştuğ and colleagues conducted a study to investigate the clinical characteristics, metabolic and anatomic risk factors for urolithiasis and...

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Elevated blood lead levels in smokers linked to higher kidney cancer risk

Wednesday, 25 January 2012- Higher than normal levels of lead in the blood may signal a risk two times higher than average of developing renal cell carcinoma in smokers, according to medical researchers.

"Past studies (in cadavers) have shown that, compared with kidneys from individuals...

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Effect of atorvastatin on erectile functions compared with tadalafil

Tuesday, 24 January 2012- Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common problem for elderly males. Higher serum lipid levels have important role in the pathogenesis, and in this prospective randomised trial conducted by M. İlker Gokce and colleagues, they aimed to identify the effect of atorvastatin on...

Obesity and its role in prostate cancer screening

Monday, 23 January 2012- Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in the US recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer (PCa) screening across all races/ethnic differences and lower rates of cervical cancer screening, most notably in...

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Blood protein levels warn of kidney problems for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Tuesday, 24 January 2012- Levels of certain blood proteins indicate which diabetes patients will likely develop life-threatening kidney problems in the future, according to two studies appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results could help...

Bacterical toxin linked to acute, chronic Urinary Tract Infections

Monday, 23 January 2012- Researchers from the University of Utah, USA, have identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are able to trigger bladder cell shedding and disable immune responses.

According to this new study, published in Cell Host...

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EMUC debates stress importance of professional expertise in era of technological development

Tuesday, 15 November 2011- During the 3rd European Multidisciplinary Meeting on Urological Cancers in Barcelona the present and future of uro-oncological care was discussed in a number of excellent, thought-provoking debates. The latest issues and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder,...

2rd EMUC: penile cancer- organ preservation safe and efficient

Monday, 14 November 2011- The 3rd EMUC session on penile cancer included four state-of-the art lectures, which approached this disease from three perspectives. The meeting, which is jointly organised by EAU, ESTRO and ESMO took place on 4-6 November 2011 in Barcelona, Spain.

Dr. S. Minhas (UK)...

Vienna, Austria: 26th Annual EAU Congress tackles controversial issues in urology

Wednesday, 9 March 2011- Some of the most pressing issues in urology will be addressed next week during the 26th Annual EAU Congress in Vienna, Austria, from March 18 to 22. Four plenary sessions, which will open each of the congress days, will examine issues in uro-oncology, andrology, paediatric...

7th ESOU Meeting in Vienna to tackle emerging treatment options

Friday, 8 January 2010- Emerging treatment options that impact on the diagnosis of uro-genital cancers will be examined at the annual meeting of the EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) to be held in Vienna, Austria from January 15 to 17, 2010.

Prof. Bob Djavan, chairman of the 7th ESOU...