Urology

According to new research, a plant-based diet is linked to greater quality of life among patients treated for prostate cancer, with reported improvements in sexual function, urinary health, and hormone health.

According to researchers from the University of California San Diego (USCD), USA, pre-operative C-reactive protein levels can improve prediction of partial nephrectomy outcomes.

Detection of prostate cancer at first biopsy, and likelihood of prostate cancer detection, has been discovered to be consistently higher in Black patients compared to their White counterparts.

Detected on MRI, increased prostatic urethral length has been shown to increase risk of adverse events following radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Read more.

An observational study from the University of California, San Francisco, USA discovered that one option for treating high-risk localised prostate cancer showing favourable survival outcomes is radical prostatectomy.

According to recent research, using wet wipes to clean patients with catheters who are bedridden leads to fewer catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Read more.

New research suggests that patients with prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy may have an increased risk of developing bladder cancer or lung cancer.

We fondly remember Linda Cardozo OBE, Professor of Urogynaecology, and Consultant Gynaecologist at King’s College Hospital, London, UK.