US study highlights need for more research with major variation in bladder cancer subtypes
Friday, 6 January 2012- Researchers are being urged to differentiate between two types of bladder cancer when they carry out studies, after a detailed trends analysis revealed significant differences between the main subtypes of the disease.
A major study of nearly 128,000 American bladder cancer...
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New targeted therapy drug shows longer PFS in kidney cancer
Thursday, 5 January 2012- Patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma had modestly longer progression-free survival when treated with tivozanib, an investigational targeted therapy, than with sorafenib (Nexavar) in a head-to-head randomised trial, according to the makers of tivozanib.
Median...
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Evaluating racial/ethnic disparities in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men
Wednesday, 4 January 2012- S. Van den Eeden and colleagues conducted a study to examine whether there are racial/ethnic disparities in lower urinary tract symptoms in men. They published their findings in the Journal of Urology.
Racial/ethnic disparities were examined using the...
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Chemo treatment for testicular cancer increases neurotoxicity
Tuesday, 3 January 2012- Long-term serum levels of residual platinum correlate with the severity of neurotoxicity five to 20 years after chemotherapy in testicular cancer (TC) survivors, even after adjusting for initial cisplatin dose, according to a study published online in the Journal of...
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Kidney cancer subtypes distinguished, promising new drug targets suggested
Monday, 2 January 2012- Recent studies by Van Andel Research Institute scientists are providing a foundation for a more complete understanding of distinct kidney cancer subtypes, which could pave the way for better treatments.
In a study published in Cancer Cell led by Kyle Furge, Ph.D. and...
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Angina drug may be effective for managing certain cancers
Friday, 30 December 2011- Researchers at Queen's University in Canada have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body's immune system sometimes fails to eliminate cancer.
The new findings shed light on the possible cause of immune resistance in cancer cells, and...
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Chemical exposure linked to sperm defects, says US study
Thursday, 29 December 2011- Exposure to certain organochloride chemicals was associated with chromosomal abnormalities in the sperm, results of a cross-sectional US study showed.
There was a significant trend of increasing incidence rate ratios (IRR) for increasing quartiles of exposure to...
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Correcting anemia would make kidney transplants more successful
Wednesday, 28 December 2011- Correcting anemia, a red blood cell deficiency, can preserve kidney function in many kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
The results indicate that aggressively...
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EAU welcomes new office section on robotics in urology
Tuesday, 27 December 2011- The European Robotic Urology Society has become part of the European Association of Urology (EAU) as of December 2011 and will now function as the EAU Robotic Urology Section (ERUS).
The Section will retain its abbreviation and will continue its work under the name of...
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Salt cravings may start in infancy, says US study
Monday, 26 December 2011- If you crave salty snacks, the preference might have started in infancy, researchers reported. A prospective cohort of babies was either indifferent to or actively disliked a salty water solution at 2 months, compared with plain water, according to Leslie Stein, PhD, and...
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