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UC Irvine Health urologists and health policy experts report in a new study that two written assessments that identify existing comorbidities - the patient-reported Total Illness Burden Index for Prostate Cancer and the physician-reported Charlson Comorbidity Index - can successfully target prostate patients who would not benefit from biopsy to ... (more)

Main Category: Transplants / Organ Donations Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 17 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional "open" transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of ... (more)

During routine bloodwork, my PSA showed a slight movement upward. My family doctor wanted me to see a urologist for further tests.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Bones / Orthopedics ; Urology / Nephrology Article Date: 16 May 2013 - 1:00 PDT Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer .

New overseas guidelines on who should be tested for the second-most-common cause of cancer deaths in Australian men were released recently.

Correspondence: Dr JL Wright, Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific, Box 356510, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

E-mail: Anders.Bjartell@med.lu.se Prostate cancer is characterized by high tumor heterogeneity.

Correspondence: Dr F Demichelis, Centre for Integrative Biology, University of Trento, Via Sommarive, 14, Povo—Trento 38123, Italy E-mail: demichelis@science.unitn.it ; Dr H Klocker, Department of Urology, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstr 35, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.

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The Bernards Township Health Department is holding its annual Male Cancer Screening on Thursday, June 13 and on Thursday, June 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fellowship Village Wellness Center located at 8000 Fellowship Road in Basking Ridge.

The success of a common surgery for pelvic organ prolapse -- a painful and distressing condition affecting many women -- lessens over time, according to a new study. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is a procedure used to relieve the problem.

If a sharp pain hits your back or side, beware, it could be a warning sign of a kidney stone.

Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer.

A simulator-based curriculum incorporating fundamental skills of robotic surgery is feasible and improves effectiveness in basic robotic surgery skills, according to a study published in the April issue of Urology .

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Stroke ; Heart Disease Article Date: 14 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT May contribute to known impact of air pollution on heart disease/stroke risk Living close to a major road may impair kidney function - itself a risk factor for heart disease and stroke - and so help ... (more)

For a few years I have experienced blood in my urine. Despite various scans and tests, no one has been able to find the cause of this.

Dr. Christine Lajeunesse is a urologist with Urology Nevada. Dial 858-2222 between 5 and 6 p.m. Monday to get your questions answered.

Millions of men experience premature ejaculation at some point in their life. While some only experience it occasionally such as during times of stress or relationship tension, others will find it's an issue that follows them throughout their sex lives.

The Flexor Vue is not the endoscope for every situation, says Jean-Marc Creissel, Cook Medical's Global Business Unit Leader in Urology.