Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) with and without isoniazid (INH) is associated with outcomes superior to those intravesical epirubicin in patients with intermediate- and high-risk Ta and T1 urothelial bladder cancer.
In a study of 837 patients, instillation of BCG alone or with INH decreased the risk of disease recurrence, distant metastases, overall survival, and disease-specific...
Renal & Urology News
Jody A. Charnow
January 27, 2010
Lead exposure may be associated with the initiation and development of bladder cancer, according to a study conducted in Poland.
A team led by Tomasz Golabek, MD, now with Mercy University Hospital in Cork, Ireland, measured lead concentrations in blood and bladder cancer tissue from 36 patients and in blood and normal bladder tissue from 15 deceased individuals (controls). The mean value of lead concentration...
HONG KONG, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The consumption of popular Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, a study in Taiwan has found.
Aristolochic acid, known as Mu Tong in Chinese, is found naturally in some herbs that are used in Chinese herbal products to treat hepatitis, urinary tract infection, rhinitis, dysmenorrhea and eczema.
Medical News Today
Article Date: 09 Dec 2009 - 2:00 PST
Researchers in the US have developed and tested a new platinum compound that appears to be more effective at destroying cancer tumors than cisplatin, a commonly used FDA-approved drug that is administered by itself or with other drugs to treat mostly advanced bladder, ovarian, testicular and other cancers.
The study is to be published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Lymph Node Stage and Adjuvant Chemotherapy Are Prognostic Factors for Survival in Patients With Advanced Bladder Cancer: Presented at EMUC
Doctor's Guide
DGDispatch
By Chris Berrie
BARCELONA, Spain -- December 1, 2009 -- Lymph node stage and adjuvant chemotherapy are strong prognostic factors for survival in patients with bladder cancer with T4 disease undergoing radical cystectomy, according to research presented at the 2nd European Multidisciplinary Meeting...
