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Short interspinous diameter makes rectal surgery more difficult

10 Jan 2022

Interspinous diameter seems to be an important factor affecting the difficulty of laparoscopic surgery in patients with mid-low rectal cancer, suggesting that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pelvimetry is helpful in gauging the technical difficulty of rectal surgery, a recent study has found.

Short interspinous diameter makes rectal surgery more difficult

10 Jan 2022

Bilateral renal stones up risk of CKD

07 Jan 2022

Bilateral renal stones are a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and higher levels of kidney tubular injury markers, suggests a study.

Bilateral renal stones up risk of CKD

07 Jan 2022

Errors in lesion targeting prompts MRI-targeted biopsy misses of cancer

07 Jan 2022

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted biopsy misses of clinically significant cancers seldom occur, but such rare cases are mostly caused by errors in lesion targeting, which underscores the importance of accurate coregistration and targeting when using software-based fusion platforms, according to a study. Moreover, some patients harbor MRI-invisible lesions, which cannot be targeted by MRI platforms.

Errors in lesion targeting prompts MRI-targeted biopsy misses of cancer

07 Jan 2022

What is the ideal number of NACT cycles for muscle invasive bladder cancer?

06 Jan 2022

Four cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) results in better pathological response and survival than three NACT cycles in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, reveals a recent study.

What is the ideal number of NACT cycles for muscle invasive bladder cancer?

06 Jan 2022

Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: Intracorporeal urinary diversion of benefit

06 Jan 2022 by

Intracorporeal urinary diversion (ICUD) is associated with similar postoperative complication rates, reduced blood loss and shorter hospitalization vs extracorporeal urinary diversion (ECUD) in patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for localized bladder cancer, data from the Asian RARC Consortium registry have shown.

Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: Intracorporeal urinary diversion of benefit

06 Jan 2022

Processed food linked to multiple cancer risk

02 Jan 2022 by

Dietary intake of the common food additive nitrates and nitrites, trans fatty acids, and artificial sweeteners was associated with an increased risk of multiple cancers, according to data from the large NutriNet-Santé cohort presented at SABCS 2021.

Processed food linked to multiple cancer risk

02 Jan 2022

Interval between biopsy and RARP does not impact biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer

28 Dec 2021

A prolonged gap between biopsy and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) does not significantly influence the likelihood of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in prostate cancer patients, even in those who are considered high-risk, a recent Japan study has found.

Interval between biopsy and RARP does not impact biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer

28 Dec 2021

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (01-15 December 2021)

19 Dec 2021

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 01-15 December 2021 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.