Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for mRCC may reveal efficacy
Friday, 12 March 2010- Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma may indicate efficacy, while treatment-induced hypertension may be another marker after surgery, according to researchers who reported separate studies at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers...
Edited by: JV
Robotic surgery may alter radiation planning in prostate cancer therapy
Thursday, 11 March 2010- Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer may require alteration in radiation planning but doesn't preclude sufficient lymph node sampling, according to results of two studies presented at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium held in San Francisco, California,...
Edited by: JV
Extensive node dissection is underused in high-risk penile cancer
Wednesday, 10 March 2010- Thorough lymph node dissection improves survival in high-risk penile cancer but is vastly underused, according to a study presented at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium held in San Francisco, California, USA.
For high-grade tumours, excision of at least eight lymph...
Edited by: JV
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 Symposium: State-of-the-Art in Bladder Cancer" scheduled on...
Ëdited by: JV
Most skeletal-related events due to bony metastases
Tuesday, 8 March 2010- Skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer (mHRPC) are mostly due to bony metastatic disease and not decreased bone mineral density (BMD), according to British researchers.
A study by Dr. Nicholas D. James, of The University...
Edited by: ES
Role of mechanical simulators for training of laparoscopic surgery
Friday, 19 February 2010- Low fidelity simulators will play an important role in the future with regards to laparoscopic surgical training in urology, according to Prof. Jens Rassweiler (Heilbronn, Germany), director of the hands-on training in laparoscopy offered during the recently concluded 19th...
By Joel Vega
Davos: Tips and tricks on open, laparoscopic and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Thursday, 18 February 2010- Tips and tricks on radical prostatectomy (RP) for open, laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgeries were discussed and closely examined during the last session of the 19th European Urology Forum which ended yesterday in Davos, Switzerland.
Prof. Manfred Wirth...
By Joel Vega
Davos: key messages from the Urological Challenge lectures
Wednesday, 17 February 2010- On the last round of the Urological Challenge lectures held yesterday during the 19th European Urology Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the five candidates discussed a range of issues from laparoscopic cystectomy, stones, lymph node staging in prostate cancer to...
By Joel Vega
Davos Forum: highlights of the andrology session
Tuesday, 16 February 2010- Treatment issues such as LHRH antagonists in prostate diseases and testosterone replacement therapy were discussed during the session on andrology at the 19th edition of the European Urology Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
Professors Wolfgang Aulitzky (Vienna,...
By Joel Vega
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 today in Davos, Switzerland.Dr. Henk Van der Poel discussed the...
By Joel Vega
