conference reports
Aspirin usage linked to lower PSA levels in men
Tuesday, 18 November 2008 - The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt...
Edited by: JV
Validation of nomogram for predicting pathological stage of prostate cancer
Monday, 17 November 2008 - Researchers Otakar Capoun, Marek Babjuk, et al., conducted a study to validate the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) preoperative nomogram for predicting the pathological stage of...
Edited by: JV
Androgen deprivation therapy for PCa: risk of skeletal fractures
Tuesday, 11 November 2008 - Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for advanced prostate cancer (PCa) is considered the standard therapy over the last half of the previous century. Its use is associated with several adverse effects,...
Edited by: JV
Claudin-pattern in prostate cancer: a new diagnostic marker?
Wednesday, 5 November 2008- Claudins (CLDN), members of a large family of adherent junction proteins, regulate the integrity and function of tight junctions and influence tumorigenesis. It has been shown in recent studies...
Edited by: JV
Polymorphisms in genes may affect PCa risk
Friday, 31 October 2008 - Polymorphisms in genes which regulate steroid hormone metabolism may affect the risk of prostate cancer. Thymine to cytosine polymorphisms that occur in the 5’ promoter region of CYP 17 gene, exon...
Edited by: JV
Radioisotope detection of sentinel lymph nodes high-risk PCa
Thursday, 30 October 2008- Although amenable to radical surgical excision, clinically localised high-risk prostate cancer (HR PC) is associated with a higher incidence of pelvic lymph node metastases. Hinev and colleagues...
Edited by: JV
Tumour growth may be sustained by a small subpopulation of tumorigenic cells
Monday, 27 October 2008 - There is increasing evidence that tumour growth may be sustained by a small subpopulation of tumorigenic cells with stemlike properties. The aim of a Swiss study presented at the recent 60th Annual...
Edited by: FGR
EAU 8TH Central European Meeting starts in Warsaw today
Friday, 24 October 2008 - The 8th Central European Meeting (CEM) of the European Association of Urology (EAU) will be held in Warsaw, Poland. It starts today and will continue until tomorrow, providing an opportunity for...
Edited by: FGR
New studies from Athens, Belgrade top 4th SEEM abstract awards
Friday, 24 October 2008- Outstanding abstract submissions from Athens, Belgrade and Istanbul topped the 4th South Eastern European Meeting held recently in Tirana, Albania with original work on renal cell carcinoma,...
By Joel Vega
8th Central European Meeting in Warsaw to tackle urological issues
Thursday, 23 October 2008 -- The 8th Central European Meeting (CEM) of the European Association of Urology (EAU) will open on Friday, October 24, in Warsaw, Poland, providing another opportunity for regional specialists to gather...
By Lindy Brouwer
