conference reports
Issues and trends at International Bladder Cancer Symposium in Amsterdam
Tuesday, 9 March 2010- Leading experts from Europe, North America and other parts of the world will lecture and discuss the latest developments in research, diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer during the "International...
Ëdited by: JV
Davos: Key messages from lectures on BCa, OAB
Monday, 15 February 2010- The search for biomarkers in bladder cancer and current developments in the of the overactive bladder (OAB) were discussed in the morning session of the third day at the European Urology Forum held...
By Joel Vega
7th ESOU Meeting: key messages, bladder cancer session
Thursday, 21 January 2010- New surgical techniques, the role of chemotherapy and cancers of the upper urinary tract were among the topics discussed during the bladder cancer session at the 7th Meeting of the EAU...
By Joel Vega
Spanish study on bladder cancer wins ESOU best paper award
Wednesday, 20 January 2010- A study on patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and the progressions patterns after radical cystectomy won for a group of researchers from Barcelona, Spain, the best paper award given...
By Joel Vega
EBRT and interstitial brachytherapy in bladder cancer patients with solitary tumours
Monday, 4 January 2010- A group of Dutch researchers retrospectively evaluated the long-term results of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) followed by interstitial brachytherapy (BT) in patients with solitary invasive bladder...
Edited by: JV
Bladder cancer and RCC: from diagnosis to follow-up
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 - Various aspects related to the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of bladder cancer were dealt with in the framework of several sections of the 2nd Multidisciplinary Meeting on Urological Cancers held...
By Evgenia Starkova
NBI cystoscopy improves the detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Friday, 27 November 2009- Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) is a new endoscopic technique that improves the detection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to a report presented this week in Barcelona at the 2nd...
Edited by: ES
Advanced T4 stage bladder cancer patients benefit from the interdisciplinary approach
Friday, 27 November 2009- An interdisciplinary approach to most advanced bladder cancer including surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy should be pursued as a general strategy, according to a report, to be presented at the 2nd...
Edited by: ES
Accelerated radiotherapy with concurrent carbogen and nicotinamide showed therapeutic advantage
Wednesday, 11 November 2009- Among patients with bladder cancer, treatment with accelerated radiotherapy plus concurrent carbogen and nicotinamide demonstrated greater benefit than radiotherapy alone.
Dr. Peter J. Hoskin,...
Edited by: ES
