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Improving therapeutic outcomes in benign prostatic hyperplasia through diagnosis, treatment and patient compliance

Authors: DeCastro & Stone

Sunday, 7 September 2008 - In a review, DeCastro and Stone (2008) addressed how to improve therapeutic outcomes for benign prostatic hyperplasia patients. The percentage of men with symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) increases markedly with age. In the United States, although evidence that racial/ethnic...

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Histopathological characteristics of lymph node metastases predict cancer-specific survival in node-positive prostate cancer

Sunday, 7 September 2008 - Boormans et al. (2008) correlated the histopathological characteristics of lymph node metastases in prostate cancer with cancer-specific survival (CSS).

The histopathological slides from 142 patients who had had a pelvic lymph node dissection for node-positive prostate cancer were reviewed....

Authors: Boormans et al.

Healthy lifestyle for prostate health

Sunday, 7 September 2008 - In a review, Moyad and Lowe (2008) provided educational and lifestyle recommendations that may favorably affect benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and improve overall health in men. BPH and other prostatic diseases share many observational and mechanistic features with cardiovascular...

Authors: Moyad et al.

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Role of lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in deciding prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate biopsy

Saturday, 6 September 2008 - Avery et al. (2008) investigated whether men's self-reported health-related quality of life and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are associated with acceptance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and subsequent prostate biopsy.

In a prospective questionnaire study of men aged...

Holmium laser prostatic resection for patients presenting with acute urinary retention

Saturday, 6 September 2008 - Anderson et al. (2008) compared the outcomes of patients presenting with and without acute urinary retention (AUR) who were treated with 100-W holmium laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP), as laser therapies, including HoLRP, have been used for treating lower urinary tract symptoms...

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Lawyer of Austrian doctor denies irregularities in stem cell therapy case

Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - The lawyer of an Austrian urologist has told a UK-based science magazine that his client has not violated Austrian law in a case that involved the use of a novel stem cell therapy for patients with incontinence problems. The case attracted media attention following statements...

Procedural problems in stem cell and incontinence research

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 - Austrian health authorities said clinical trials conducted by researchers at a medical school in Austria were marred with procedural and ethical irregularities.

Austria�s Agency for Health and Food Safety reported that clinical trails on stem cell and incontinence research led by...

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ESU Masterclass in Barcelona: Novel target therapies promise better treatment options for RCC

Sunday, 29 June 2008 - How novel target therapies work, Prof Antonio Alcaraz will demonstrate on the occasion of the ESU Masterclass meeting today. He wonders whether effective oral therapies with improved tolerability are possible. He presents the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as a molecular target in the...

ESU masterclass presents insightful updates on urological oncology

Saturday, 28 June 2008 - Insightful updates on onco-urological issues are the focus of the 3rd ESU masterclass, which starts in Barcelona today. 150 participants join three modules and listen to a faculty of 12 internationally renowned experts in urological cancers.

The European Board of Urology (EBU) will organise...

18th Meeting of the European Society for Urological Research (ESUR)

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - The 18th Meeting of the European Society for Urological Research (ESUR) will be held from 16-18 October 2008 in Barcelona, Spain with a scientific programme that will reflect the current challenges and developments in urological research. Integrating knowledge from across medical disciplines...

Urology Week 2008: attention for urological conditions

Tuesday, 22 April 2008 - Every year 225,000 new cases of prostate cancer are detected in Europe alone. At least 1 in 10 people age 65 or older suffers from urinary incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine. And epidemiologic data indicate that erectile dysfunction (ED) is a significant problem among men worldwide....