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Men should talk to their doctor about the risks and benefits of getting screened for the disease, advised Dr. Alexander Kutikov, chief of the division
of urologic oncology at Fox Chase in Philadelphia.
Our 2nd International Prostate Cancer Symposium and Inaugural World Congress
of Urologic Oncology at The Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Kauffman is a member of the American Urological Association and the Society
of Urologic Oncology.
In this Father's Day Edition of the Breeze Knows, Anita Velardo talks with Dr. Isaac Kim, Director
of the Urologic Oncology Program at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey and assistant professor of surgery at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
«It's our goal to make minimally invasive partial nephrectomy the gold standard for how patients with appropriate kidney masses are cared for surgically, as clinical evidence shows it should be,» said S. Duke Herrell, M.D., professor
of Urologic Surgery, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, and director of Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery and Robotics.
U-M pediatric urologists offer expertise in minimally invasive procedures for a range
of urologic conditions.
Herrell performed the first robotic partial nephrectomy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 2009, and he is one of a small number
of urologic surgeons in the United States who now perform a large number of these minimally invasive surgeries.
Dr. Isaac Kim, Chief
of Urologic Oncology, has also developed a new surgical technique for nerve sparing (Athermal Intrafascial Robotic Prostatectomy or AIR prostatectomy) using the robot that leads to faster recovery of sexual function as well as bladder control.
San Diego's largest premier multi-specialty physician practice, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment
of urologic conditions, digestive health issues and many cancers.
The emphasis within the Center is on translational research studies that can enhance our understanding of the pathogenesis, presentation, and management
of urologic diseases.
«The hope behind something like this capsule is that the surgeon will be able to place it inside the body through an existing incision and leave it in a position where it can be easily grasped and used to map out the stiffness or density of the tissue when needed, much like he or she would palpate it with by hand in open surgery,» said collaborator S. Duke Herrell, associate professor
of urologic surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Preliminary data suggested that detection
of urologic malignancies from urine headspace was possible.
«Instead of administering a cancer vaccine to destroy tumors, we hope to modify the immune system to allow the patient's own tumor to act as a cancer vaccine,» said Hyung Lae Kim, MD, co-medical director
of the Urologic Oncology Program and lead author of the study.
The study, presented by Jeffrey Bassett, M.D., MPH, fellow in Urologic Oncology, and Principal Investigator Daniel Barocas, M.D., MPH, assistant professor
of Urologic Surgery, was shared during the American Urological Association (AUA) annual conference held May 16 — 21 in Orlando, Florida, and was highlighted during the AUA press program.
«Charting an underexplored landscape: The genitourinary microbiome: Diverse bacteria residing inside the bladder impact incidence and severity
of urologic diseases.»
Results of the work are being presented at the 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (co-sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology and the Society
of Urologic Oncology) in Orlando later this week.
«This study demonstrates that targeted fusion - guided biopsy could significantly enhance our ability to identify patients with high - risk prostate cancers that need more aggressive treatment,» says lead author Mohummad Minhaj Siddiqui, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director
of urologic robotic surgery at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center.
The study of 1,003 men was conducted at the NIH in Bethesda, Md., from 2007 - 2014, with Peter A. Pinto, MD, the head of the prostate cancer section
of the urologic oncology branch, serving as the senior investigator.
Dr. Fagelman, a board certified physician, has extensive experience treating patients for all types
of urologic issues.
«Charting an underexplored landscape: The genitourinary microbiome: Diverse bacteria residing inside the bladder impact incidence and severity
of urologic diseases.»
Not exact matches
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Urologic conditions such as overactive bladder adversely impact millions
of individuals, and the current treatment options are unsatisfactory for many patients.
Dr. Fara Bellows, a urologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told SELF that kidney infections are «one
of the most common
urologic conditions that we see in a general urology practice.»
That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting
of the Bone, Reproductive and
Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.
«The results
of the phase III clinical trial show that a target fusion biopsy detects more clinically significant prostate cancer,» said Art Rastinehad, DO, principal investigator
of the study and director
of interventonal
urologic oncology at North Shore - LIJ's Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, in New Hyde Park, NY.
Rutgers Cancer Institute
urologic oncologist Thomas L. Jang, MD, MPH, and colleagues from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School further explored the effect
of alvimopan on men with testicular cancer who underwent the RPLND procedure.
«The phi test helps physicians distinguish prostate cancer from benign conditions by utilizing three different PSA markers (PSA, freePSA and p2PSA) as part
of a sophisticated algorithm to more reliably determine the probability
of cancer in patients with elevated PSA levels,» said Kevin Slawin, MD, director, Vanguard
Urologic Institute at Memorial Hermann Medical Group, clinical professor
of Urology at Baylor College
of Medicine and director
of Urology, Memorial Hermann Hospital ‐ Texas Medical Center, who performed some
of the key research that led to the development
of the phi test and who also began using the test in February.
Justly or not, the former
urologic surgeon at University
of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, nominated last month to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will likely be remembered as one
of the most controversial NCI directors ever.
The current authors evaluated the effects
of ADT on mental and emotional well - being in men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer using data from the CaPSURE (Cancer
of the Prostate Strategic
Urologic Research Endeavor) registry, which consists
of data from largely community - based practices across the United States.
Von Eschenbach is a
urologic surgeon who came to NCI in 2002 from the University
of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
«The HALT - PKD studies were well performed and the largest
of their kind,» said Robert Star, M.D., director
of the Division
of Kidney,
Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases within NIDDK.
In recent years that view has shifted radically, opening brand - new fields
of research aimed at clarifying the role the microbiome plays in common
urologic diseases that affect children, according to a review article published online Feb. 22, 2018, by Current Urology Reports.
«Level III IVC tumor thrombectomy for renal cancer is one
of the most challenging open
urologic oncologic surgeries,» explained Inderbir S. Gill, MD,
of the USC Institute
of Urology, part
of Keck Medicine
of USC in Los Angeles, CA.
Wayne Hellstrom, a
urologic surgeon at Tulane University School
of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, who regularly treats men with Peyronie's disease and other penile problems, wanted to offer his patients a surgical intervention with fewer side effects.
Hospitalizations for skin conditions, cancer, and
urologic problems were also associated with the proximity
of dwellings to active wells.
Researchers reviewed the records
of 675,527 patients who underwent inpatient and outpatient
urologic surgery between 2007 and 2011.
The MIUI offers cutting - edge treatments and specialized
urologic care to patients through a variety
of minimally invasive surgical options, such as laparoscopic and robot - assisted procedures.
Andrology Laboratory and Sperm Bank; Center for Advanced Research in Human Reproduction, Infertility, and Sexual Function: Research work in the Reproductive Research Center is mainly focused on elucidating the molecular mechanism associated with male and female infertility and on studies involving the management
of sexual dysfunction in male and female patients following
urologic surgeries.
Jim Hu, a
urologic oncologist at NewYork - Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, said he was struck by the «significant differences in the likelihood
of metastatic disease,» which he said could eventually translate into a survival benefit for the men who got surgery or radiation.
Since completing my
urologic oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center in 2008, I have spent most
of my career at the Rutgers Cancer Institute
of New Jersey.
Collectively, these findings indicate that in patients with
urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, regions
of the PMC are detached from the default mode network, whereas neurological processes
of self - referential thought and introspection may be joined to pain and emotion regulatory processes.
Researchers included patients undergoing a broad group
of surgeries including neurosurgery, cardiac, vascular, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and
urologic surgery.
With ongoing studies in cancer care quality, outcomes prediction, clinical epidemiology, and medical decision making, we have a comprehensive portfolio
of practice - and policy - relevant translational population sciences research in
urologic cancers, building on the exceptional strengths
of UNC Lineberger.
Patients are treated by a multi-disciplinary team that may include medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, neuro oncologists, internal medicine, family practice and radiology; board certified surgeons who are specialists in reconstructive, gynecologic,
urologic and neurologic surgery; nurses specially trained in cancer treatment and certified to administer chemotherapy, counselors, who address a full range
of psychosocial needs from diagnosis through bereavement; clergy to support all faiths; physical, occupational, speech and nutritional therapists.
The altered PMC connectivity was associated with several phenotype measures, including pain and
urologic symptom intensity, depression, anxiety, quality
of relationships, and self - esteem levels in patients.
We collected and analyzed RS functional magnetic resonance imaging data from female patients with
urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (N = 45) and matched healthy participants (N = 45) as part
of an NIDDK - funded multicenter project (www.mappnetwork.org).
Dr. Cahill did his undergraduate education at Yale (which he described as «one party with a few academics thrown in») and then went to Columbia College
of Physicians and Surgeons, where his father was on the faculty as a
urologic surgeon.
I am a
urologic oncologist and surgeon - scientist focused on using modern scientific tools to improve the management
of urothelial cancers
of the bladder and upper tract.