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Pushing the Limits with Nanoknife®: A Promising New Technology in Localised Prostate Cancer Management

In the last few decades, the ever-increasing improvements in cancer detection have allowed urologists to detect prostate cancer (PrC) at earlier stages…

Chemotherapy and New Drugs in Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer (PrC) is the fourth most common cancer (for both sexes combined) and the second most common cancer in men (accounting for 15% of all new…

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP): Our Experience with the Learning Curve and the Development of the ‘En-Bloc No-Touch’ Technique

Background: Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a safe and effective therapeuticoption in patients suffering from benign prostatic…

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) in Ambulatory Surgery

The focus of this work is the need to give an update on the holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) technique in ambulatory surgery.

Evolving Techniques for Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

The management of lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most topical areas in urology. Although most…

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The Scottish Medicines Consortium Approves Gilead’s Zydelig® q (Idelalisib) for the Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma That Is Refractory to Two Prior Lines of Treatment in Adult Patients

Foster City, CA, 11 May 2015 – Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Zydelig…

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Medac GmbH supports Guideline on Intravesical Instillations of BCG/MMC

Hamburg / Wedel (11 May 2015). medac GmbH has provided the European Association of Urology Nurses (EAUN) with an unrestricted educational grant to…

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Domestic Violence and the Negotiation for Contraception

WOMEN experiencing domestic violence often have their freedom and choices taken away from them, not least their reproductive health choices.

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Long Distance Running: A Sign of Desirable Genes

REPRODUCTIVE potential could be higher in those proficient at long distance running, research suggests. Pre-birth levels of testosterone have…

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One in Five People Will Develop Heart Failure

One person in five is expected to develop heart failure in developed countries, a disease with no cure but which is largely preventable.