You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Bladder cancer news Bladder cancer news A better way to personalize bladder cancer treatments • Bladder cancer news • Aug 17 15 Researchers at UC Davis, in collaboration with colleagues at Jackson Laboratory, have developed a new way to personalize treatments for aggressive bladder cancer. In early proof-of-concept research, the team… Older, white males with advanced bladder cancer at high risk for suicide • Bladder cancer news • Mar 04 15 Older, single white males with advanced bladder cancer have the highest suicide risk among those with other cancers of the male genitals and urinary… Stanford scientists identify source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer • Bladder cancer news • Apr 21 14 A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford… Certain Genetic Variants May Help Identify Patients at Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer Recurrence • Bladder cancer news • Mar 31 14 While patients diagnosed with bladder cancer usually face a favorable prognosis, many experience recurrence after treatment. Because frequent, painful screenings are needed to… Certain genetic variants may put bladder cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence • Bladder cancer news • Mar 25 14 In the Western world, bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men and the eighth most common in women, with many patients… Genomic testing links ‘exceptional’ drug response to rare mutations in bladder cancer • Bladder cancer news • Mar 12 14 A patient with advanced bladder cancer in a phase I trial had a complete response for 14 months to a combination of the targeted… UNC study reveals potential route to bladder cancer diagnostics, treatments • Bladder cancer news • Feb 11 14 Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis of invasive bladder cancer tumors to discover that the disease shares genetic similarities with two… Lung and bladder cancers have common cell-cycle biomarkers • Bladder cancer news • • Lung Cancer news • Jan 29 14 A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal PLoS ONE shows that bladder and lung cancers are marked by shared differences in the genetics that control… Muscle-invasive and non-muscle invasive bladder cancers arise from different stem cells • Bladder cancer news • Dec 17 13 Bladder cancer will kill upward of 170,000 people worldwide this year, but bladder cancer isn’t fatal in the bladder. Instead, in order to be fatal the… Spanish researchers sequence non-infiltrating bladder cancer exome • Bladder cancer news • Oct 14 13 Bladder cancer represents a serious public health problem in many countries, especially in Spain, where 11,200 new cases are recorded every year, one of the highest rates in the world.… In a surprise finding, gene mutation found linked to low-risk bladder cancer • Bladder cancer news • Oct 14 13 An international research team led by scientists from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has discovered a genetic mutation linked to low-risk bladder cancer. Their… Standard, RHDVRT for bladder cancer has comparable tumor control, decreased toxicity • Bladder cancer news • Oct 09 13 Standard and reduced high-dose volume radiation therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer provide comparable tumor control and decreased late toxicity when compared to surgery, according to a… Familiar Remedy Shows Promise as New Chemo Drug for Bladder Cancer • Bladder cancer news • Oct 03 13 An old home remedy called ipecac syrup, once stocked in medicine cabinets in case of accidental poisoning, is showing promise as a new chemotherapy drug for… 3 out of every 4 cases of bladder cancer display mutations in the same gene • Bladder cancer news • Sep 11 13 Researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered that more than 70% of bladder tumours display somatic mutations in… Certain bladder-cancer patients may be at high risk of disease recurrence despite bladder removal • Bladder cancer news • May 07 13 Patients with advanced bladder cancers that are surgically removed might need additional therapy to prevent recurrence in certain situations, a new UT Southwestern… Study finds herbalists at higher urinary cancer risk • Bladder cancer news • • Kindey Cancer News • Nov 30 12 A small new study from Taiwan links a widely banned substance traditionally used in Chinese medicine to an elevated risk for kidney and bladder cancers among professional herbalists. Herbs,… High levels of vitamin D in plasma protects against bladder cancer • Bladder cancer news • Oct 31 12 High levels of vitamin D are associated with protection against bladder cancer, according to a multidisciplinary study coordinated by molecular biologists and epidemiologists from the Spanish… Arsenic cancer risk still high decades later in Chile region • Bladder cancer news • Jan 24 12 People exposed to very high levels of arsenic in Chilean drinking water back in the 1950s and 60s are still showing a higher-than-normal risk of bladder cancer… Stanford computer algorithm used to identify bladder cancer marker • Bladder cancer news • Jan 17 12 Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have used an innovative mathematical technique to find markers that effectively predict how deadly a cancer will be. The discovery,… Estrogen use tied to bladder control problems • Bladder cancer news • Oct 28 11 Postmenopausal women who take estrogen for years are more likely to experience incontinence than those on the hormone for a shorter time or not at all, a new study finds.… Thomas Jefferson University Hospital adopts new imaging agent to improve detection of bladder cancer • Bladder cancer news • Oct 21 11 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is one of a select number of medical centers nationwide - and currently the only one in the Northeast… Not enough evidence for bladder cancer screening • Bladder cancer news • Aug 17 11 There is not enough evidence to support routine screening tests for bladder cancer, according to new U.S. recommendations. Several urine tests can detect bladder cancer, a disease that will kill… Bladder cancer patients rarely receive recommended care • Bladder cancer news • Jul 11 11 A new study has found that almost all patients with high-grade noninvasive bladder cancer do not receive complete care as recommended by current guidelines. Published early online in CANCER, a… Nearly all patients with high-grade bladder cancer do not receive guideline-recommended care • Bladder cancer news • Jul 11 11 A study at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that nearly all patients with high-grade, non-invasive bladder cancer are not receiving the guideline-recommended care that… New made-in-Canada therapy for bladder cancer shows promising results • Bladder cancer news • May 24 11 Clinical trials for a new bladder cancer therapy show promising interim results. Lead researcher Alvaro Morales says that the breakthrough using the drug Urocidin follows thirty years of… Page 1 of 3 pages 1 2 3 > << Back to main