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A small Dunedin company is about to launch a world-first medical test that will make diagnosis of bladder cancer quicker and less invasive for patients, and potentially save million of dollars in treatment costs.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Tropical Diseases Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 04 Dec 2009 - 8:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Schistosomiasis , or bilharzias , bilharziosis , or snail fever is a parasitic disease caused by various species of ...

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 03 Dec 2009 Predictive Biosciences today announced that Company scientists will be presenting a novel multi-analyte approach to the development of a non-invasive, urine-biomarker based diagnostic assay during the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic ...

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Spectrum Pharmaceuticals today announced that one of the two Phase 3 pivotal clinical trials of apaziquone has achieved its enrollment target, having enrolled approximately 800 patients with non-invasive bladder cancer.

UroToday.com - Intravesical BCG is an immunotherapy that, together with endoscopic resection, represents the current gold standard treatment for patients with high risk non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 01 Dec 2009 UroToday.com - In this in vitro study, we demonstrated that growth inhibitory activity of interferon-I 2b on bladder cancer T24 cells was synergistically enhanced with maitake mushroom D-fraction , a bioactive extract.

"A mushroom popular in Chinese cooking can help shrink tumours and beat cancer" according to the Daily Express.

Anthony Andrade is tended to by radiation therapist Trudie Nino, left, after his first session of radiation therapy Monday at Radiological Associates of Sacramento.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology ; Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Article Date: 30 Nov 2009 - 8:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article UroToday.com - Radiotherapy, given in 20-25 fractions over 4-5 weeks, is usually the second choice for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer , ...

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals today announced that one of the two Phase 3 pivotal clinical trials of apaziquone has achieved its enrollment target, having enrolled approximately 800 patients with non-invasive bladder cancer.

Most people who had been through what Janet Carmine has wouldn't be smiling radiantly today as they pass the crescent rolls and scoop themselves a heaping pile of cranberries.

This report provides insight into the pipeline status of bladder cancer drugs by company and by stage as well as a summary of the latest news and developments in this area.

Up to 59 million Americans may suffer from urinary incontinence. While most of them are women, a growing number of men have the problem, too.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 25 Nov 2009 MDRNA, Inc.

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a commercial stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, and Handok Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a fully integrated Korean pharmaceutical company, today announced a collaboration for the development and commercialization of apaziquone in South Korea.

Misdiagnosis: Men complaining of problems diagnosed as prostate issues could actually be suffering from male cystitis The first hint of a problem was back pain.

They help surgeons remove diseased organs a now robots are also building new ones inside the body.

Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a combined effort.

One year ago, I saw a 70-year-old patient. He had blood in his urine. A workup proved the diagnosis of cancer of the bladder.