Blue light cystoscopy reduces bladder cancer recurrence risk by 38% compared to white light cystoscopy, as shown in the BRAVO study. The BRAVO study used real-world data from 626 veterans, confirming ...

Bladder cancer affects more than 86,000 people in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society, with the majority being over age 55. And while the disease can often be ...

In the last couple of years, Professor Syed Hussain has become increasingly concerned by the growing number of patients presenting with bladder cancer at an advanced stage. “Since Covid, there has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Adstiladrin, which is being billed as the first gene therapy treating high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Adstiladrin is a non-replicating ...

When a patient is diagnosed with bladder cancer, their first question is often “Will I be able to keep my bladder?” When bladder cancer is caught early, it’s not always necessary to remove the whole ...

Using tumor DNA found in urine, researchers believe they have found a method to diagnose and monitor bladder cancer that outperforms standard tests. A newly developed, highly sensitive urine test may ...

Medical professionals use CT scans to help diagnose and stage bladder cancer. While CT scans can provide valuable information, they are not perfect and have certain limitations. However, CT scans may ...

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

Workers exposed to certain chemicals face an increased risk of bladder cancer. U.S. and Chinese scientists monitoring workers handling one such compound, benzidine, now report that two unconventional ...

Less than one month after the FDA approved a gene therapy for hemophilia B, the agency today gave its OK to Ferring Pharmaceuticals for Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg). The product is a ...

This is an inspection of the bladder and the urethra using a cystoscope. There are two types of cystoscope: Rigid: A solid telescope which has a light and a separate channel to allow other instruments ...