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In a new policy statement, the American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends steps to ensure that physicians initiate candid discussions about the full range of palliative care and treatment options soon after patients? diagnosis with advanced cancer.

They weren’t looking for it, but researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, say they have uncovered a promising hair-loss treatment, the online New York Times reports.

The AUA, the American Medical Association, and more than 100 state and specialty medical societies have urged the Department of Health and Human Services to revise the Medicare e-prescribing penalty policy in a letter sent to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Prostate tumors that carry a "signature" of four molecular markers have the potential to become dangerously metastatic if not treated aggressively, according to a recent multicenter study.

Practicing stress management techniques before prostate cancer surgery may help activate the body's immune response, leading to quicker recovery and lower mood disturbances, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.

A detailed diagnostic algorithm and a lowering of the index patient age are among the additions to the AUA's updated clinical guideline on the treatment of BPH.

A study of low-risk prostate cancer patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy found that 93% of patients had no recurrence of their cancer at a median follow-up of 5 years.

An Internet-based formula often used by physicians to calculate a patient's prostate cancer risk systematically underestimates the probability that the patient may have an aggressive form of the disease, say researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

Older men with high-risk prostate cancer frequently are offered fewer and less effective choices of treatment than younger men, potentially resulting in earlier deaths, results of a recent study indicate.

One-fifth of cancer survivors, including those surviving prostate cancer, have current cancer-related chronic pain at least 2 years after their diagnosis, say researchers at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY said it has become the first institution in the U.S. to be accredited as a training institute in robot-assisted surgery by the Société Internationale d'Urologie.

Surgery residents improved their knowledge of health care business concepts and principles with the use of a Web-based curriculum, according to a recent study.

Predictors of discharge status after radical cystectomy include sociodemographic factors, preoperative performance status, comorbidities, and perioperative factors, say researchers from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

An antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections appears to slow or stop the growth of bladder cancer cells by blocking the formation of new blood vessels, according to results of a recent a study.

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Much has been said recently about complications associated with mesh used in pelvic prolapse repair, which can range from minor (mesh exposure to the vaginal wall) or severe (erosion into the viscera).

For practicing urologists who are interested in maximizing their income legally and ethically, it's important to understand some of the coding process.

Although rising levels of government debt create headwinds for economic growth, a country's deficit and debt levels do not seem to adversely affect capital market returns.

An investigational formulation of desmopressin demonstrated efficacy in treating nocturia in adults in a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Tension-free vaginal tape results in a lower likelihood of further stress incontinence surgery than transobturator tape in the treatment of women with urodynamic stress incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency.

Simultaneously giving patients added contact with their physician while also allowing them to talk about their condition with others, group shared appointments are applicable to a number of urologic conditions.

Researchers are working to develop a computational model that simulates the in vivo mechanical properties of the human prolapsed anterior vaginal wall to test mesh materials.

It can make sense to add a midlevel provider to a practice, but midlevels aren't for everyone.

Radical prostatectomy is feasible after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, although intraoperative morbidity appears higher when men receive chemotherapy prior to surgery.

Most urologists point to an excellent staff as the key to a successful practice.

Mesh erosions rates are high when total vaginal hysterectomy is performed with laparoscopic or robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy.

Because mesh repair after recurrence of prolapse is thought to be effective, shouldn't it be used in primary repair? A study from Dutch and Belgian researchers didn't come up with a positive answer.

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