key articles
Regular sex better for erectile function
Sunday, 6 July 2008 - Erectile dysfunction is common among men older than 60 years. Its cause involves both physiologic and psychosocial factors. Koskimaki et al. (2008) evaluated the effects of coital frequency on subsequent...
Authors: Koskimaki et al.
Maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guerin in high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer
Sunday, 6 July 2008 - Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy is effective in preventing recurrence and progression in nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer but the dosing schedule and duration of treatment remain...
Authors: Decobert et al.
Microsatellite analysis of voided-urine for surveillence of low-grade non-muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma
Monday, 23 June 2008 - Microsatellite analysis (MA) of voided-urine samples has been promoted as an alternative for cystoscopy surveillance (UCS) of patients with low-grade non-muscle-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma (UC)....
Authors: van der Aa et al.
Invasive T1 bladder cancer: indications and rationale for radical cystectomy
Saturday, 21 June 2008 - Invasive T1 bladder cancers are potentially lethal tumours with varying degrees of aggressiveness and progression. The management of invasive tumours can be very difficult and includes bladder-sparing...
Authors: Stein & Penson et al.
Plasma vitamins (E and A) and risk of bladder cancer
Sunday, 15 June 2008 - Current results on the association between serum micronutrients and bladder cancer risk have been inconsistent. Liang et al. (2008) assessed plasma vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol, and gamma-tocopherol),...
Authors: Liang et al.
Body mass index, physical activity, and bladder cancer in a large prospective study
Friday, 13 June 2008 - Increased body size and lack of physical activity are associated with increased risk of several cancers, but the relations of body mass index (BMI) and physical activity to bladder cancer are poorly...
Authors: Koebnick et al.
Dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of renal cell, bladder, and prostate cancer
Monday, 9 June 2008 - Acrylamide (C3H5NO), a probable human carcinogen, was recently detected in various heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods. Epidemiologic studies on its relation with cancer have been few and largely negative....
Authors: Hogervorst et al.
Meat and fish consumption and cancer in Canada
Thursday, 5 June 2008 - Meat and fish have been linked favorably or unfavorably to the risk of several cancers. Hu et al. (2008) examined the association between meat and fish intake and the risk of various cancers.
Mailed...
Authors: Hu et al.
Robotics in urology: past, present, and future
Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Now urologist is continually armed with new instruments and technology to reduce invasive urologic procedures. Robotic technology is thought to improve clinical outcomes by correcting human technical...
Authors: Thiel & Winfield
Robot-assisted radical cystectomy in women: technique and initial experience
Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is a new option to treat bladder cancer. Lowentritt et al. (2008) evaluated the initial experience with RARC with ileal conduit diversion in women.
Twenty patients...
Authors: Lowebtritt et al.
