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"Never Events" Rare After Bladder Cancer Surgery


Apr 5, 2013
"Never events", ten hospital-acquired conditions deemed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as being reasonably preventable, are rare in patients with bladder cancer who have undergone radical cystectomy, according to a study published in the March issue of Urology.

Gene Variants in RGS Linked to Bladder Cancer Outcomes


Mar 26, 2013
For patients with bladder cancer, genetic variants in the regulator of G-protein signaling pathway are associated with risk, recurrence, progression, and death, according to a study published online March 25 in Cancer.

Low-Risk Bladder Cancer Rarely Progresses to Muscle Invasion


Mar 6, 2013
Low-risk bladder cancer rarely progresses to muscle invasion but is associated with an increased risk of disease-specific mortality compared with matched populations, according to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Urology.

Smoking Plus Biomarker Panel IDs Bladder Cancer Prognosis


Jan 15, 2013
Smoking intensity and a panel of nine cancer markers can be used to predict prognosis for patients with primary bladder tumors, according to research published online Jan. 14 in Cancer.

Similar Oncologic Efficacy for Robotic, Open Cystectomy


Dec 24, 2012
For patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, a robotic approach seems to have the same oncologic efficacy as an open approach and demonstrates potential perioperative benefits, according to a pilot study published in the February issue of The Journal of Urology.

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