Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedure ...

Patients with early-stage bladder cancer are often able to maintain their usual routines. Some may experience urinary ...

Cystoscopy without the aid of urinary markers is the most cost-effective strategy for detecting recurrence of non-invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers. In a study that examined five ...

A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...

A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn't come back, researchers report. People who've gotten surgery for high-risk ...

Data from patients treated in the late 1990s is now emerging, making it possible to assess the effect of improved detection and subsequent changes in patient management on recurrence rates ( Table 2).

In a trial, Xpert® Bladder Cancer Monitor, a non-invasive urinary biomarker test, appeared suitable for guiding cystoscopy during monitoring of patients with NMIBC. Alternating between cystoscopy and ...

The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood ...

The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood ...

When using a diagnostic tool, it is common see to more false-positives as the number of true-positives increases ( Table 1). The accuracy of fluorescence cystoscopy is also affected by previous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Research shows a urine test looking for genetic markers of bladder cancer can more than halve the number of cystoscopies needed to ...