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Hackensack University Medical Center announces joint venture with community physicians and USPI

Hackensack University Medical Center has announced a joint venture partnership with community physicians and United Surgical Partners International (USPI) in the acquisition and operation of two ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in Bergen County: Hackensack Endoscopy Center (HEC) and Endoscopy Center of Bergen County (ECBC).

29 Sep 2012

Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

World-renowned Mount Sinai robotic prostate surgeon, Dr. David Samadi, devotes much of his time to prostate cancer education domestically and internationally. "My SMART robotic prostate removal surgery saves lives, but what men really want to know is how to prevent prostate cancer in the first place," shares Dr. Samadi.

29 Sep 2012

AVEO submits tivozanib NDA with FDA for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma

AVEO Oncology and Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced that AVEO has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for tivozanib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

29 Sep 2012

ACS honors world-leader in robotic prostate surgery with 2012 Community Partner Award

At last night's Annual Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education Dinner, the American Cancer Society awarded Dr. David B. Samadi, world-leader in prostate cancer treatment and robotic prostate surgery, with the 2012 Community Partner Award. Through robotic surgery excellence, Dr. Samadi has successfully cured more than 4,000 men of prostate cancer.

29 Sep 2012

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound effective in diagnosing men with high-grade prostate cancer

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound was found to better detect high-grade prostate cancer than conventional methods, making it a more appropriate approach for screening clinically important cancers and monitoring low-risk ones with less biopsies, researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals conclude in a phase III study published online in September in the Journal of Urology.

28 Sep 2012

Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) was less painful for kidney cancer patients than traditional laparoscopic surgery.

28 Sep 2012

ApoA-V as a contributor to dyslipidemia in obese children

Insulin may be an important regulator of serum apolipoprotein A-V levels in obese people and may contribute to the development of obesity-associated dyslipidemia, say Japanese researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Women more likely to suffer infections related to urolithiasis

While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to suffer infections related to the condition, according to a new study led by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Article reveals biochemical chain of events involved in penile erection

For two decades, scientists have known the biochemical factors that trigger penile erection, but not what's needed to maintain one. Now an article by Johns Hopkins researchers, scheduled to be published this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), uncovers the biochemical chain of events involved in that process.

27 Sep 2012

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

With more patients seeking cancer treatment – especially surgery – than ever before, Henry Ford Hospital has opened the new Center for Cancer Surgery.

27 Sep 2012

Increasing doses of radium chloride effective, tolerated in prostate cancer

Radium chloride treatment has dose-dependent beneficial effects on health outcomes in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases, report researchers.

26 Sep 2012

American Urological Association, AACU announce establishment of new agreement for UROPAC

Today, the American Urological Association (AUA) and the American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU) announced the establishment of a new agreement for UROPAC, the only political action committee (PAC) dedicated to the interests of the nation's urologists.

26 Sep 2012

Surgical removal of prostate cancer linked to anxiety, poor sexual satisfaction and depression

Men who undergo surgical removal of prostate cancer can experience significant levels of anxiety one year after surgery, and higher levels of anxiety appear to be linked to poor sexual satisfaction and depression, say researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida. Their recent study, published in the online edition of Psycho-Oncology, suggests that men who experience high levels of "cancer-specific anxiety" following surgery for prostate cancer could likely benefit from counseling designed to address their worries and improve their quality of life.

25 Sep 2012

Endorectal MRI helps assess eligibility of men with prostate cancer for active surveillance

PSA screening has resulted in improved prostate cancer survival, but the high rate of diagnosis and treatment side effects raise concerns about overtreatment. In the quest to prevent overtreatment, "active surveillance" has emerged as a plausible option, encouraged for men whose tumors may not need immediate treatment and may never progress to more serious illness. Appropriate criteria for selecting patients for active surveillance are continuously debated.

25 Sep 2012

Marijuana and testicular cancer: an interview with Victoria Cortessis

This is a set of malignancies that arise in germ cells of the testicles, the specialized cells that produce sperm. Taken together, testicular cancers are the most common form of malignancy that occurs in young men (approximately 15 to 35 years of age).

24 Sep 2012

High uric acid precursor of obesity, metabolic syndrome

The relationship between uric acid and early cardiometabolic risk may precede obesity and the metabolic syndrome, show study findings.

20 Sep 2012

AIUM grants ultrasound practice accreditation to Smith Institute for Urology

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) recently granted ultrasound practice accreditation in urology to Smith Institute for Urology in New Hyde Park, New York. This is the first practice to receive accreditation in the practice of urology from the AIUM.

19 Sep 2012

Alendronate decreases BMD loss in prostate cancer

Weekly administration of oral biphosphonate alendronate could reduce loss of bone mineral density in prostate cancer patients who start androgen-deprivation therapy, show study findings.

19 Sep 2012

Diabetes risk accumulates with visceral fat

A change in intraabdominal fat area over time is associated with the development of diabetes in Japanese-American individuals, report US researchers.

18 Sep 2012

Abiraterone acetate confirmed to offer significant survival benefit to advanced prostate cancer patients

Results of a phase 3 trial published in The Lancet Oncology have confirmed that the drug abiraterone acetate (marketed as Zytiga®) offers a significant survival benefit to patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, which is spreading to other parts of their body (known as metastatic prostate cancer).

18 Sep 2012

Urology News and Research

Latest Urology News and Research

Hackensack University Medical Center announces joint venture with community physicians and USPI

Mount Sinai surgeon offers tips to prevent prostate cancer

AVEO submits tivozanib NDA with FDA for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma

ACS honors world-leader in robotic prostate surgery with 2012 Community Partner Award

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound effective in diagnosing men with high-grade prostate cancer

Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

ApoA-V as a contributor to dyslipidemia in obese children

Women more likely to suffer infections related to urolithiasis

Article reveals biochemical chain of events involved in penile erection

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

Increasing doses of radium chloride effective, tolerated in prostate cancer

American Urological Association, AACU announce establishment of new agreement for UROPAC

Surgical removal of prostate cancer linked to anxiety, poor sexual satisfaction and depression

Endorectal MRI helps assess eligibility of men with prostate cancer for active surveillance

Marijuana and testicular cancer: an interview with Victoria Cortessis

High uric acid precursor of obesity, metabolic syndrome

AIUM grants ultrasound practice accreditation to Smith Institute for Urology

Alendronate decreases BMD loss in prostate cancer

Diabetes risk accumulates with visceral fat

Abiraterone acetate confirmed to offer significant survival benefit to advanced prostate cancer patients

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