News & Updates

High blood pressure (BP) levels do not appear to be an important risk factor for prostate cancer development and death, a study reports.

Patients with renal tumours who have undergone laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) have shown similar surgical and oncologic outcomes as those treated with open partial nephrectomy (OPN), reports a study.

For bladder cancer patients scheduled to undergo radical cystectomy, the presence of mood and/or anxiety disorders may lead to a longer length of hospital stay and increase the likelihood of discharge to a nonhome facility, a study reports.

A prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based screening is effective in significantly lowering the risk of death from prostate cancer (PC), reports a study. However, nonattendance, initiation after age 60 years, and discontinuation at age 70 years appear to increase such risk.

High levels of exposure to the heavy metals cobalt and antimony appears to increase the risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study.

Dutasteride treatment leads to a significant reduction in chronic prostatitis symptom scores in patients with category IIIB disease, a new study has found.