March 25th 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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How the Experts Treat NMIBC During a BCG Shortage—Integrating Recent Approvals and Investigational Therapies
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Staying Abreast of the Prostate Cancer Treatment Paradigm From Risk Stratification to Adaptive Sequencing Strategies
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Clinical Case Vignette Series: Integrating Recent Data into Practice to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Congress urges FDA crackdown on epidemic of counterfeit drugs
December 1st 2005Washington--Counterfeit prescription drugs pose a "potentially serious health threat" in the United States, one that can result in serious or deadly consequences for patients because of unscrupulous acts of profiteers who take advantage of a lack of uniform regulation and enforcement.
Vaginal delivery may cause levator ani trauma
December 1st 2005Montreal--Vaginal delivery may cause significant pelvic floor trauma in as many as one-third of first-time deliveries. This trauma appears, upon ultrasound, to primarily affect the levator ani muscle, according to new research from Australia.
Lifestyle, not childbirth method, affects continence
December 1st 2005Montreal--Women who are choosing to have a Caesarean section instead of a vaginal delivery to avoid incontinence later in life should opt for vaginal delivery and should focus on their lifestyle choices, which can influence the likelihood that they will develop incontinence, according to research presented here at the International Continence Society annual meeting.
Study yields reference values for urodynamic studies
December 1st 2005Montreal--Findings from a large cohort study presented at the International Continence Society annual meeting here have led to reference values for clinicians conducting preoperative urodynamic studies in women with stress urinary incontinence.
TOT, TVT results similar: TOT may manage urgency better
December 1st 2005Montreal--Procedures using tension-free vaginal tape (TVT, Gynecare/Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) or the recently introduced trans-obturator tape (TOT, Mentor Corp., Santa Barbara, CA) appear to provide equal outcomes in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. However, TOT may leave a subset of patients more comfortable because it is associated with a lower risk of urgency symptoms, according to a prospective, multicenter, randomized Italian study presented at the International Continence Society here.
Two EPS proteins are diagnostic markers for CPPS
November 1st 2005Chicago--A study of cytokines in expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) has identified two potential candidates as diagnostic markers for inflammatory and noninflammatory forms of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), according to researchers from Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago.
CPPS data document its impact, but more work is needed
November 1st 2005Paris--Most cases of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) are spontaneous with unknown causes, and more studies are needed on all aspects of the condition, said Anthony Schaeffer, MD, who chaired the Committee on Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain at the International Consultation on New Developments in Prostate Cancer and Prostate Diseases here.
New treatments escalate war on metastatic prostate cancer
November 1st 2005Paris--An expert committee charged with examining coming trends in new therapeutic targets and treatments for metastatic prostate cancer painted a positive picture of the future, with chemotherapy, vaccines, and gene therapy all potentially playing a role. But the committee also recognized a milestone advancement of the recent past.
Microsurgical varicocelectomy improves sperm integrity
October 1st 2005Montreal--The first report of improved sperm DNA integrity after specific surgical therapy was presented at the AUA annual meeting in San Antonio. Although the cohort was small and the statistical significance slim, the study's authors say the data support the beneficial effect of varicocelectomy on human spermatogenesis.
Testosterone therapy improves sexual function in postmenopausal women, group says
September 19th 2005Testosterone therapy appears to improve sexual function in postmenopausal women, primarily the symptoms of sexual desire, arousal, and orgasmic response, according to an evidence-based position statement from The North American Menopause Society.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 7th 2005Combining physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according Stanford (CA) University researchers.
Specific gene expression patterns identified in women with stress incontinence
September 2nd 2005General patterns of genetic expression have been identified in postmenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence that are not present in postmenopausal women without the condition. This is the first step toward being able to identify patients most at risk for stress incontinence early on, with the eventual hope of helping to prevent the condition, said researchers from the University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 1st 2005San Antonio--A combination of physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according to researchers from Stanford (CA) University.
Two-pronged approach relieves refractory CPPS pain
September 1st 2005San Antonio--A combination of physical and psychological therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, or chronic nonbacterial prostatitis) can provide relief for many patients who have pain refractory to conventional treatments, according to researchers from Stanford (CA) University.
BMI, smoking, and HRT use influence risk of late-life incontinence
September 1st 2005Factors such as body mass index, smoking, and the use of hormone replacement therapy affect whether women will develop various forms of incontinence in later life, according to results of a longitudinal study from Germany presented here yesterday.
TOT may manage urgency better than TVT in patients with stress incontinence
August 31st 2005Procedures using tension-free vaginal tape (TVT, Gynecare/Ethicon, Somerville, NJ) or trans-obturator tape (TOT, Mentor Corp., Santa Barbara, CA) appear to equally treat the incontinence associated with stress urinary incontinence. TOT, however, may leave patients more comfortable because it is associated with a lower risk of urgency symptoms, Italian researchers say.