Highlights
Urinary high molecular weight matrix metalloproteinases: non-invasive biomarker for detecting bladder cancer
Tuesday, 21 May 2013- Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key molecules for tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. Over-expression of different MMPs in tumor tissues can disturb the homeostasis and increase the level of various...
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Bladder cancer gets low priority in UK despite prevalence
Tuesday, 14 May 2013- It is the 4th most common cancer in men and 11th in women, but bladder cancer remains an extremely low priority in the UK. Action on Bladder Cancer[(ABC) reports that almost half (45%) of the UK public do...
Robotics do not reduce complications in cystectomy
Monday, 13 May 2013- A randomized trial comparing robotic with open cystectomy ended early after an interim analysis showed the minimally invasive approach did not reduce complications, according to a study reported...
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In bladder cancer metastasis, ‘messenger’ molecule makes a big difference in tumour growth
Monday, 15 April 2013- In order to kill, bladder cancer must metastasize, most commonly to the lung - what are the differences between bladder cancers that do and do not make this deadly transition?
Research presented by the...
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Specialised telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer
Monday, 8 April 2013- Although bladder cancer is the sixth most common form of cancer in the U.S. and the most expensive to treat, the basic method that doctors use to treat it hasn't changed much in more than 70 years.
An...
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Japanese study proposes new prognostic model for disease-specific survival in BCa patients
Tuesday, 26 March 2013– A new study from Japan investigated various prognostic indicators, including clinico-pathological and pre-operative hematological factors to develop a novel prognostic factors-based risk...
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Gender-specific differences in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Monday, 4 March 2013- G. Gakis and A. Stenzl conducted an analysis to describe the role of sex steroid-dependent growth of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and the role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) located on...
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Predictors of the use of orthotopic bladder reconstruction after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer
Wednesday, 27 February 2013- How often orthotopic reconstruction should be used after radical cystectomy is uncertain. Male sex, younger age, affluence, white ethnicity and treatment in specialist hospitals may be associated with...
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Predicting progression of bladder urothelial carcinoma using microRNA expression
Monday, 18 February 2013- Recurrence and progression prediction in urothelial cancer is currently based on clinical and pathological factors: tumour grade, tumour stage, number of lesions, tumour size, previous recurrence rate,...
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