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Immunotherapy Drug Avelumab Improves Survival in Advanced Bladder Cancer Patients

In patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, an immunotherapy drug called 'avelumab' has been shown to improve survival significantly, revealed results from a phase III clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and Barts ...

Combination Biomarker Benefits Patients With Advanced Bladder Cancer

A new combination of biomarkers from baseline tumor tissues was predictive of improved clinical responses and prolonged survival following treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced metastatic bladder cancer, according to ...

Childhood Obesity May Up Risk of Bladder Cancer

Childhood obesity can put you at greater risk of developing bladder cancer in adulthood, reveals a new study published in Annals of Human Biology. One of the first studies of its kind, based on more than 315,000 children in Denmark, shows ...

Immunotherapy Treatment After Chemotherapy Significantly Slows Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Study

In patients with metastatic bladder cancer, using immunotherapy immediately after chemotherapy treatment significantly slowed the progression of the cancer, according to results of a clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers published in the ...

Treat for Bladder Dysfunction

Urologists are launching a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in patients with an overactive bladder due to neurological conditions, such as a spinal cord injury or stroke, and idiopathic (unknown) causes. ...

Loss of Bladder Function in Kids Linked to Stress

Stress can have a profound impact on health. But a new study finds that stress can cause bladder dysfunction in kids which is also known as stress-induced bladder dysfunction, or SIBD. Gerald Mingin, a pediatric urologist at the University of ...

Chemicals in Drinking Water Linked to Bladder Cancer

In Europe, exposure to chemicals in drinking water is linked to a 5% of annual bladder cancer burden, revealed study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa", that analysed for the first time the ...

Why is Advanced Bladder Cancer Difficult to Treat?

Even with effective surgery, chemotherapy and radiation, advanced bladder cancers are hard to treat, suggests a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology . Despite research showing that aggressive ...

Haemophilia Patient's Bladder Reconstructed in Bangalore Hospital

Haemophilia patient's urinary bladder was reconstructed at the privately-run Fortis hospital through surgery; an official said. "The surgery was performed by a team of doctors on a 38-year-old overseas patient, diagnosed with cancer bladder ...

Doctor Saves Man's Life by Sucking Urine from His Bladder Mid-flight to NYC

When an elderly plane passenger fell ill mid-flight, a heroic doctor saved the man's life by sucking his urine out of his blocked bladder. When the aircraft was about six hours away from its destination, the elderly man suddenly suffered ...

Anthrax Could Aid in Fighting Bladder Cancer: Study

Anthrax toxin has potential to treat bladder cancer, according to the research published in the International Journal of Cancer . The current treatments for bladder cancer are invasive for patients - who often must sit for hours at a time with ...

Common Bladder Medication associated with Vision-threatening Eye Condition

Elmiron drug, which is widely prescribed for a bladder condition for decades globally may be toxic to the retina, reveals a team of Indian-origin doctors in the US. Three ophthalmologists conducted a review of patients at Kaiser Permanente in ...

Common Bladder Medication Linked to a Vision-threatening Eye Condition

Exposure to Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium), a drug widely prescribed for a bladder condition was found to show definite signs of eye damage, and that this medication toxicity could masquerade as other known retinal conditions, such as ...

Treat UTI Bacteria in Bladder and also in the Intestinal Reservoir

Episodes of recurrent UTI require tailored treatment of removal of the strains of bacteria not only from the bladder but also from the intestinal reservoir. A treatment like this will reduce the recurrence of UTI, a chronic debilitating disease with ...

Non-invasive Technique using Urine can Treat Bladder Cancer Effectively

New non-invasive and individualized technique using urine shows promise in detecting and treating bladder cancer, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Protein & Cell . A research team, led by ...

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Infographics on Bladder Cancer

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Stone In Bladder Diverticulum

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Bladder Tumor

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Tips to Live With an Overactive Bladder (OAB)

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Urinary System

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Ureteroscopy for Stone

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Anatomy of Urinary System - Animation

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Hematuria or Blood in the Urine - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Risk Factors, Prognosis & Prevention

Hematuria is a condition marked by the presence of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the urine. The bleeding may occur just once or it may be recurrent.

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