Gary Steinberg, MD, shares initial phase 1 data on bel-sar in NMIBC
October 24th 2024“The preliminary findings were quite favorable in that we saw, especially in the low-grade population, complete elimination of tumor cells on the biopsies, on the transurethral resection of bladder tumors,” says Gary D. Steinberg, MD.
Expert discusses AI and Aquablation for treating BPH
October 24th 2024"With Aquablation, because of the real-time ultrasound image and the 3D animation that's created, you can see the actual dimensions and shape of the tunnel that's created before you even start the procedure," says Ravi Munver, MD.
Talia Helman, MD, on sexual quality of life in female patients with bladder cancer
October 23rd 2024“After doing a literature review about cystectomy patients and how devastating it is for female sexual function after having a cystectomy, [my main takeaway from this study is that] it seems that women tolerate the intravesical treatments well,” says Talia A. Helman, MD.
Gary Steinberg, MD, on the mechanism of action for bel-sar in NMIBC
October 21st 2024"You've got a double pronged attack to kill cancer cells, which is in line with our concepts of immunologic care and immunologic treatment in a variety of cancers, especially cancers such as bladder cancer," says Gary D. Steinberg, MD.
Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH, on inclusive leadership in sexual medicine
October 19th 2024"We're also dealing with some cultural biases, and we have to be mindful [of] how do people like to discuss sexual medicine, and how does that impact our patient interactions?" says Denise Asafu-Adjei, MD, MPH.
Marcelino Rivera, MD, on potential future advancements in stone disease, BPH
October 11th 2024“So, we have all of this new technology that's about a year old, making surgery a lot safer for patients, making things more efficient, and [giving us] the ability to see stone removal happening from a perspective where we can visualize stone clearance in a way that we haven't been able to before,” says Marcelino E. Rivera, MD.
Mihir Shah, MD, on the need for mental health screening in patients with prostate cancer
October 10th 2024“We need to close that gap, and just as a general rule, screen our prostate cancer patients more closely for depression, especially those with androgen deprivation therapy,” says Mihir S. Shah, MD.
Mihir Shah, MD, on racial disparities in depression among patients on ADT
October 8th 2024“We noticed that if you were White and had prostate cancer and received androgen deprivation therapy, you were more likely to be diagnosed with depression compared to your Black counterparts,” says Mihir S. Shah, MD.