Urology

PENILE form and function can deteriorate over time and is more prominent in males who have undergone a prostatectomy following prostate…

DOGS have the ability to detect aggressive prostate cancer from urine samples, new research reports. The pilot study was carried out by Medical Detection Dogs, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, UK, a nonprofit organisation that carries out research on early disease diagnosis as well as training dogs to support people with complex and life-threatening medical conditions.

REPROGRAMMING the body to fight against the bacteria causing urinary tract infections (UTI) could result from a new vaccine strategy currently being tested at the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.

PREDICTING probability of metastasis in prostate cancer may be more reliable, thanks to a new gene signature identified by researchers from the…

IMPLANTABLE smart devices have been designed to potentially provide assistance in the management of underactive bladders. A study by researchers…

CENTRAL adiposity, the accumulation of fat around the abdominal area, has been shown to strongly predispose the risk of death from prostate cancer, according to a recent study presented at the European and International Conference on Obesity (ECOICO).

DELAYS in nonemergent surgery for prostate cancer (PC), as a result of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, have been shown to not adversely affect oncological outcomes according to results from a large European cohort.

MEN with prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the UK, vary in response to treatment. New research suggests that a blood test…