conference reports
Winning EAU congress abstracts: novel studies in PCa stem cells, female OAB
Monday, 4 April 2011- We are re-printing in this section the winning abstracts submitted to the recently concluded 26th Annual EAU Congress held in Vienna, Austria.
A French-Swiss group of researchers won the first prize for...
Edited by: JV
Highlighted Congress Abstract: vascular targeted photodynamic therapy for low risk localised PCa
Thursday, 31 March 2011- A. R. Azzouzi and colleagues investigated TOOKAD® Soluble Vascular Targeted Photodynamic therapy (VTP) for low risk localised prostate cancer. They presented their results during the...
Edited by: JV
Abiraterone acetate works in most PCa subgroups
Tuesday, 22 February 2011- The investigational drug abiraterone acetate significantly improved outcomes in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer in virtually every study-defined patient subgroup, researchers said during...
Edited by: JV
2011 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium highlights: advances in PCa research
Thursday, 17 February 2011- New studies on the screening and treatment of genitourinary cancers were released in advance of the fourth annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, being held this week (February 17-19) in Orlando,...
Edited by: JV
Emerging treatment options in PCa examined in 8th ESOU meeting
Friday, 21 January 2011- A range of treatment issues were examined during the second part of the day-long session on prostate cancer (PCa) of the 8th EAU Section of Oncological Urology (ESOU) Meeting held today...
By Joel Vega
Genes may help improve PSA test accuracy
Friday, 31 December 2010- The accuracy of testing for prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels to assess risk of prostate cancer -- long assailed as far from perfect -- could be improved in the future by using genotyping, a study...
Edited by: JV
Use of ADT increases fracture risk among PCa patients
Wednesday, 10 November 2010- Men with history of fracture and comorbidities are at an increased risk of fracture after long-term use of androgen deprivation therapy, and initiating this therapy should be carefully considered in...
Edited by: ES
Rigid cystoscope in PCa patients increases need for catheter use
Monday, 8 November 2010- The rate of urinary catheterisation more than doubled among prostate cancer patients evaluated by rigid versus flexible cystoscope after brachytherapy for prostate cancer, according to the results of a...
Edited by: JV
High-dose, short-course radiation for PCa does not increase side effects
Wednesday, 3 November 2010- When treating prostate cancer with radiation therapy, side effects such as urinary problems and rectal pain and bleeding are a concern, as is impact on the patient's overall quality of life. So when...
Edited by: ES
Transrectal prostate biopsy efficiency in own method of reconstruction MRI prostate
Wednesday, 27 October 2010- Researchers from Poland won the first prize for best abstract from Richard Wolf at the recently concluded 10th Central European Meeting (CEM) in Bratislava, Slovakia. J. Panas, W. Lipczynski and...
Edited by: JV
