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Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals jointly announced today that Endo has licensed from Bioniche the exclusive rights to develop and market Urocidin in the U.S. with an option for global rights.

Urologists treating patients with lower urinary tract symptoms , which suggest benign prostatic hyperplasia , should counsel patients on the increased risk that LUTS/BPH and BPH treatment present for ejaculatory dysfunction, according to a literature review published in the July issue of Urology .

For the last six years, doctors have faced a dilemma about whether to treat men at risk of prostate cancer with the drug finasteride.

Cancer patients in Oklahoma now have an opportunity to receive a more advanced form of radiation treatment.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 07 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT A new 12 month hormone therapy treatment is launched for men with advanced prostate cancer.

MANSFIELD is one of the worst performing areas in the country for prostate cancer treatment, it has emerged this week.

Staton stated that his wife had recently died at the time and he was having a very difficult time caring for the children by himself.

The RapidArc system that provides 360-degree coverage for precise, formulated doses of radiation that targets his tumor while sparing healthy tissue and organs.

Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology .

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 Even at very high doses, gadolinium-based contrast agents alone are not sufficient to cause nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in patients with kidney problems, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL.

The July issue of European Urology , the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an editorial by Lars Holmberg comparing the results from the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer with the results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial In the editorial, Professor ...

Success: Jeremy Lineham was home less than 24 hours after his major prostate surgery using pioneering robot technology Doctors are hailing a breakthrough in the fight against prostate cancer after a British patient was successfully treated for the illness by a pioneering surgical robot.

A thriving construction business, a precious 11 year old daughter and a happy long-term relationship.

A growing number of patients at Middle Tennessee Medical Center can now receive minimally invasive surgery through a robot named after a renowned scientist and artist.

Patients, Mercy employees and others took turns Friday moving the robotic arms that will soon be performing surgery on prostates, uteruses and other organs.

The morning after surgery, Oliver Ware sat next to the bed in his room at Coliseum Medical Centers, wearing a patient's gown and drainage bag on his hip.

Joan Lyon flinched as she watched her husband, Ian, plunge a syringe into his penis for the first time.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Breast Cancer ; Cancer / Oncology ; Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 27 Jun 2009 - 8:00 PDT UroToday.com - Prostate and breast cancer appear to be homologous cancer in males and females respectively.

A doctor with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Department of Urology has achieved a rare milestone.