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In a recent study, investigators sought to understand the current viewpoints of the general population on testicular cancer and testicular self-examination.

Study examines knowledge and education of testicular cancer among men

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Tian Zhang , MD, discusses the adaptive phase 3 PDIGREE study comparing immunotherapy only versus immunotherapy/TKI regimens in patients with advanced kidney cancer.

Dr. Zhang on adaptive phase 3 trial of nivolumab, ipilimumab, and cabozantinib in kidney cancer

“I think the big findings are that men know about testicular cancer, but they may not know a lot and they feel like they could know more,” says Shawn Dason, MD.

Study shows lack of testicular cancer knowledge among men

“Clearly, we are now in that era of TKIs in addition to checkpoint inhibitors, and so…it makes logical sense from the place we're at [in] the moment in renal cancer treatment with those combinations of treatment,” says Grant Stewart, MD.

Dr. Stewart assesses novel renal cancer treatment

Rachelle Manookian, MS, LCGC, is a board-certified genetic counselor specializing in cancer genetics. She has an MS in genetic counseling from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a BS in biological sciences with a focus in neurobiology from University of California Irvine, as well as minors in Spanish literature and cognitive psychology.

Parents are seen for pretest and posttest counseling as well as second opinion visits.

Genetic counselor discusses her role in patient care

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“Because so many disease processes that we deal with are related to tobacco use and smoking specifically… I think this is absolutely our domain,” says Richard S. Matulewicz, MD, of tobacco cessation counseling and treatment.

Dr. Richard Matulewicz discusses smoking cessation counseling and treatment among urologists

“The good news is that we’re getting really good at treating cancer and we have more survivors, but we need to start thinking more carefully about the non-cancer risks following a diagnosis, one of which is cardiovascular disease,” said senior author Ashley Felix, PhD.

Heart disease risk higher in GU cancer survivors

"I hope many readers have taken the opportunity to learn from the evolving science and gone back to review the basics of virology, immune response, and clinical trial development to gain a better understanding of this global pathogen," writes Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, FACS.

From Dr. Concepcion: Lessons learned in the COVID-19 pandemic

A nurse practitioner discusses how she supports multiple providers in a large academic practice.

How APPs can be involved with genitourinary cancer care

The rates of mental healthcare use were significantly higher for patients versus healthy controls during diagnosis, treatment, and long-term survivorship. 

Genitourinary Cancers