ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Most of the abstracts suggested that robotic surgery is as effective as open or laparoscopic surgery regarding oncological and functional outcomes. Casey et.al., suggested that a laparoscopic cystectomy was more cost effective than open cystectomy, in part due to not needing […]

Cervical cancer screening needs to take into account a partially-vaccinated population and new technologies, according to an editorial published in the latest edition of Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Annabelle Farnsworth, from Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, said that although Australia has an enviable record in the control of cervical cancer, there […]

Published Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. Last updated Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. It took only an instant for 58-year-old Gailanne Reeh to go from the picture of health to death’s door.
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According to the National Cancer Institute, chemotherapy and head/neck radiation therapy put individuals at risk for oral problems like mouth sores, infections and tooth decay.
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Three months ago, Alice Morgan noticed a tiny spot just beneath her right eye. She didn’t think much of it at the time, but four days later there was a little bleeding, so she decided to have it examined.
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Turning Off Half of All Cancers EukekAlert! reports on a mechanism that may reverse half of all cancers - assuming that the cancer cells don’t promptly evolve their way around it, that is.
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When tumor cells acquire the capacity to move around and invade other tissues, there is a risk of metastases and cancer treatment becomes more difficult.
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A randomized trial that studied the impact of the new vitespen vaccine, administered after surgery for kidney cancer, failed to demonstrate an increase in recurrence-free survival (RFS). More research is needed, according to the study authors, in order to know whether the vaccine can increase RFS if given to […]

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Researchers showed that KAI-1 can differentiate chromophobe renal cancers from oncocytoma. Papillary renal cancer with clear cell components is worse than pure papillary tumors. There was a general trend toward watching small renal […]

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Abstract 1791 showed the importance of a repeat TURBT for T1 grade 3 tumors. If there is no residual tumor (NRT) on the repeat TURBT patients do much better than if there is residual tumor (SRT). NRT - Recurrence 17% - Progression 10% - DFS 78% […]