Tag: Cancer: Bladder
Gender Difference in Survival Seen After Radical Cystectomy
Females have worse disease-free, cancer-specific, overall survival versus males with bladder cancer
PPD Skin Test Enhances Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Tx in Bladder CA
Enhanced therapeutic effect of bacillus Calmette-Guérin tx in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Intravesical Gemcitabine Therapy Cuts Bladder Cancer Recurrence
Immediate post-resection gemcitabine reduces recurrence over 4 years in low-grade bladder cancer
Non-Invasive Test Can Detect Urothelial Cancer
When combined with cytology, UroSEEK detected 95 percent of patients who developed bladder cancer
Prognostic Model Developed for Immunotx of Urothelial Cancer
Model, based on six factors, predicts overall survival for patients treated with atezolizumab
Active Surveillance OK for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Appears to be a cost-effective strategy for patients with small size, stage pTa or pT1a recurrent tumors
MRI Diagnostic for Differentiating Low-Grade Bladder Cancers
Diffusion-weighted imaging and use of higher field strengths further improve accuracy
Active Surveillance Feasible for Small, Low-Grade Bladder Cancer
40 percent of active surveillance events were deemed to require treatment
2003 to 2014 Saw Drop in Urinary Arsenic in Public Water Users
Reduction occurred after implementation of EPA's maximum contaminant level for arsenic
New Tool IDs Mortality Risk After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Tool incorporates the relative contribution of tumor stage, lymph node involvement
