http://www.broadcastmed.com/ http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/150-milestone-robotic-procedure-changes-prostate-cancer-care UCSF Health has performed 150 robotic focal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) procedures for patients living with prostate cancer, becoming the first on the West Coast and the first UC Health System to reach that milestone. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/150-milestone-robotic-procedure-changes-prostate-cancer-care Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/adult-acquired-buried-penis-improving-patient-outcomes Adult-acquired buried penis (AABP) is a condition in which excess or abnormal surrounding soft tissue covers the penis, resulting in sexual and urinary dysfunction. While it鈥檚 associated with obesity, AABP does not typically subside with weight loss. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/adult-acquired-buried-penis-improving-patient-outcomes Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/what-matters-most-to-patients-dealing-with-stress-urinary-incontinence Many patients experience stress urinary incontinence (SUI) following surgical treatment for prostate cancer. To understand the impact of SUI on quality of life, a team of UCSF researchers interviewed and surveyed patients and published a series of studies. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/what-matters-most-to-patients-dealing-with-stress-urinary-incontinence Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia With one of the largest and most experienced urology teams in the region and the latest treatment capabilities, the Fox Chase-Temple Urologic Institute is a trusted leader in treating all types of urologic conditions. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:29:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/fox-chase-temple-urologic-institute-the-next-generation-of-urology-care Our innovative partnership unites the expertise of distinguished institutions within one health system, allowing us to tackle the most challenging genitourinary malignancies as well as complex benign urologic conditions. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/fox-chase-temple-urologic-institute-the-next-generation-of-urology-care Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:20:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/how-pin-turns-to-prostate-cancer If you鈥檝e had a prostate biopsy, you may have seen the words 鈥減rostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN)鈥� on the pathology report. What is it? Based on years of study, much of it led by Brady scientists, 鈥渨e recognize PIN as a warning sign of cancer in the making 鈥� a precursor lesion,鈥� says Vasan Yegnasubramanian, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Oncology and Co-Associate Director of Precision Oncology at the Kimmel Cancer Center. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/how-pin-turns-to-prostate-cancer Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:28:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/d-j-vu-transforming-how-surgery-is-practiced-and-performed On his computer screen, urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., is showing a strange video: a radical prostatectomy in double vision. The screen is split, and the operation seems to be shown in duplicate. On both sides of the screen, the robotic scalpel moves, the tissue bleeds, the bleeding is controlled, the prostate is removed, the nerves are spared, and the cancer is gone. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/d-j-vu-transforming-how-surgery-is-practiced-and-performed Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:07:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/cancer/8161/news/ucsf-health-s-eric-small-md-elected-asco-president-for-2025-2026-term The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has elected Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO, to serve as its president for the term beginning in June 2025. http://www.broadcastmed.com/cancer/8161/news/ucsf-health-s-eric-small-md-elected-asco-president-for-2025-2026-term Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/focal-therapy-killing-the-cancer-not-the-prostate Focal therapy, although not the standard of care, is emerging as a way to treat localized prostate cancer in carefully selected patients. The Brady is proud that one of the leaders in this field, urologist Arvin K. George, M.B.B.Ch., is now our new Director of Prostate Cancer Programs. He joins our faculty from the University of Michigan. Focal treatment is just one part of George鈥檚 clinical practice, which spans the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer and other genitourinary cancers; he is an expert surgeon who performs robotic prostatectomy and kidney surgery. His research focuses on the use of imaging and biomarkers in diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of prostate cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/focal-therapy-killing-the-cancer-not-the-prostate Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:17:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/who-will-benefit-from-immunotherapy-for-metastatic-ccrcc Important clues can be found in routine pathology slides. Immunotherapy drugs called 鈥渃heckpoint inhibitors鈥� have revolutionized treatment for patients with metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common type of kidney cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/who-will-benefit-from-immunotherapy-for-metastatic-ccrcc Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:56:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/what-do-micrornas-have-to-do-with-inherited-prostate-cancer The genes linked to prostate cancer 鈥� that we know of 鈥� are just the tip of the iceberg. What about the other 98 percent of the genome? http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/what-do-micrornas-have-to-do-with-inherited-prostate-cancer Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:53:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/urine-liquid-biopsies-for-bladder-cancer 鈥淥ur current methods to detect the presence of bladder and upper tract urothelial cancers are suboptimal,鈥� says David McConkey, Ph.D., Director of the Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/urine-liquid-biopsies-for-bladder-cancer Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:49:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/treating-kidney-cancers-with-proton-therapy There is no one-size-fits-all therapy for localized kidney cancer. For example, surgery, the mainstay of treatment, is not an option for patients who have other serious medical conditions or complicated tumor presentations. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/treating-kidney-cancers-with-proton-therapy Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:46:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/treating-high-risk-kidney-cancer-before-it-spreads Is it a question of timing? Should we try the drug even earlier? 鈥淲hen cancer is localized within the kidney, nephrectomy (kidney removal) is the treatment of choice,鈥� says Mohamad Allaf, M.D. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/treating-high-risk-kidney-cancer-before-it-spreads Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:44:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/super-sized-chemo-resistant-cancer-cells Some cancer cells basically thumb their nose at treatment. Other cells may succumb, but not these hardy survivors. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/super-sized-chemo-resistant-cancer-cells Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:41:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/salvage-radiation-after-prostatectomy-watch-the-psa To minimize risk of metastases, treat with salvage radiation while PSA is below 0.5. If PSA becomes detectable and starts to rise after prostatectomy, salvage radiation can still cure the cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/salvage-radiation-after-prostatectomy-watch-the-psa Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:38:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/patients-talked-we-listened-studied-and-came-up-with-a-plan-to-make-it-better-now-we-want-to-test-it Every facet of ERAS targets factors of delayed recovery, such as slow return of bowel and urinary function, immobility, and pain. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/patients-talked-we-listened-studied-and-came-up-with-a-plan-to-make-it-better-now-we-want-to-test-it Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:34:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/new-clues-to-treating-two-forms-of-bladder-cancer Small cell/neuroendocrine bladder cancers (SCBCs) are rare, highly aggressive, and difficult to treat. But in a recent study, published in European Urology, Brady scientist Woonyoung Choi, Ph.D., and colleagues have gained insights that may lead to new ways to treat these lethal cancers聽. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/new-clues-to-treating-two-forms-of-bladder-cancer Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:29:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/narrowing-the-racial-gap-in-prostate-cancer 鈥淒espite advances in early detection, prevention, and treatment, Black men in the U.S. remain disproportionately affected by prostate cancer,鈥� says urologist Arthur Burnett, M.D., the Patrick C. Walsh Professor of Urology. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/narrowing-the-racial-gap-in-prostate-cancer Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:07:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/kidney-cancer-and-race Why are Black patients more likely than White patients to die of kidney cancer? Nirmish Singla, M.D., M.Sc., Director of the Kidney Cancer Program, is leading research efforts to find out more. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/kidney-cancer-and-race Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/inherited-prostate-cancer-in-black-men Previously in Discovery, we reported that the first-known prostate-specific cancer susceptibility gene, HOXB13, identified in 2012 by Brady scientist William Isaacs, Ph.D., and colleagues 鈥� had thrown researchers a curve ball: For a decade, HOXB13 was thought to pose risk for men of Nordic European descent only, because its G84E mutation is absent in men of African ancestry. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/inherited-prostate-cancer-in-black-men Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:57:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/inflammation-club-cells-and-prostate-cancer What鈥檚 wrong with inflammation? Sometimes, it is good. For example, when you skin your knee, inflammation protects your body from bacteria and germs. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/inflammation-club-cells-and-prostate-cancer Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:47:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/in-depth-study-of-ccrcc-yields-new-insights In a series of elegant studies, pathology scientists Hui Zhang, Ph.D., M.S., and T. Mamie Lih, Ph.D., together with investigators from the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC), have discovered several new ways of characterizing clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/in-depth-study-of-ccrcc-yields-new-insights Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:44:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/improving-quality-of-life-after-radical-cystectomy Do all those organs need to come out? Radical cystectomy is a tough operation. It鈥檚 not just removal of the bladder: in men, it includes removing the prostate and seminal vesicles, and in women, it includes removing the anterior vaginal wall, ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes and urethra. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/improving-quality-of-life-after-radical-cystectomy Mon, 11 Dec 2023 10:40:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/ai-and-your-prostate-cells-on-a-slide Nobody has a crystal ball that will accurately predict exactly what someone鈥檚 prostate cancer will do 鈥� but Hopkins pathologists are working on it. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/ai-and-your-prostate-cells-on-a-slide Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:17:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/active-surveillance-in-small-kidney-cancers In years past, kidney cancer was treated immediately after it was detected. But now we know that not all kidney cancer needs to be treated right away; some small renal masses (SRM; less than 4 cm) may never need treatment. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/active-surveillance-in-small-kidney-cancers Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:13:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/a-passion-for-advocacy The AUA's selection committee was impressed with Galansky's "unmatched understanding of public policy." http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/a-passion-for-advocacy Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:09:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/a-fortunate-misdiagnosis More than 60 years ago, a beautiful friendship began with a life-changing second opinion. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/a-fortunate-misdiagnosis Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/bipolar-androgen-therapy-bat-trials-under-way Several years ago, Samuel Denmeade, M.D., Director of the Division of Genitourinary Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, and colleagues came up with a new concept for treating advanced prostate cancer that seemed counterintuitive: they gave a patient testosterone, lots of it. And then they took it away with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). And then they gave high-dose testosterone again. And then more ADT. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/bipolar-androgen-therapy-bat-trials-under-way Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:55:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/who-can-safely-remain-on-active-surveillance New studies provide guidance. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/who-can-safely-remain-on-active-surveillance Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:38:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/looking-for-bad-genes Scrutinizing 25,000 genes in 8,000 men with prostate cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/looking-for-bad-genes Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:34:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/lowering-the-risk-of-recurrent-prostate-cancer Exciting results from a Hopkins-led study have catapulted a lowly immune system protein into the spotlight as a promising new target for prostate cancer immunotherapy. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/lowering-the-risk-of-recurrent-prostate-cancer Mon, 04 Dec 2023 15:30:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/register-now-for-the-mount-sinai-urology-symposium-dec-8-10-in-nyc Join us for the Fifth International Prostate Cancer Symposium and World Congress of Urologic Oncology presented by Mount Sinai. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/register-now-for-the-mount-sinai-urology-symposium-dec-8-10-in-nyc Mon, 16 Oct 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/ucsf-health-performs-150th-robotic-focal-hifu-procedure UCSF is West Coast leader for the innovative, minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer patients. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/ucsf-health-performs-150th-robotic-focal-hifu-procedure Fri, 13 Oct 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/new-urologic-oncology-fellowship-program-aims-for-research-surgical-excellence The new urologic oncology program launched by the Department of Urology, fully accredited by the Society of Urologic Oncology, has an equal focus on developing clinical and research skills. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/new-urologic-oncology-fellowship-program-aims-for-research-surgical-excellence Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/expanding-preoperative-therapies-to-kidney-and-prostate-cancers-bridging-the-gap-with-bladder-cancer-care While many bladder cancer patients have benefited from neoadjuvants, their application in prostate and kidney cancers is currently confined to clinical trials. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/3593/news/expanding-preoperative-therapies-to-kidney-and-prostate-cancers-bridging-the-gap-with-bladder-cancer-care Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/novel-intraoperative-prostate-cancer-imaging-method-reveals-previously-undetectable-disease UCSF researchers led the first-in-human study of a novel near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent that targets prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/novel-intraoperative-prostate-cancer-imaging-method-reveals-previously-undetectable-disease Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/acute-kidney-injury-is-not-associated-with-worsening-kidney-function-in-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease A UC San Francisco (UCSF)-led study of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that mild-to-moderate acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function after taking into account differences in pre-existing health. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/acute-kidney-injury-is-not-associated-with-worsening-kidney-function-in-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/transgender-women-benefit-from-prostate-cancer-screenings Transgender women keep their prostates after gender-affirming surgery, and as a result are still at risk for prostate cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/transgender-women-benefit-from-prostate-cancer-screenings Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:15:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/renowned-urologic-specialist-to-lead-ucsf-urology-program Benjamin N. Breyer, MD, MAS, FACS, a renowned leader in urology and urological surgery, has been appointed chair of the UCSF Department of Urology. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/renowned-urologic-specialist-to-lead-ucsf-urology-program Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/cancer/1106/news/baptist-health-recognized-as-most-awarded-healthcare-system-in-south-florida-based-on-u-s-news-and-world-report-2023-2024-rankings Baptist Health鈥檚 hospitals and institutes are among the very best in America, securing a total of 45 awards. http://www.broadcastmed.com/cancer/1106/news/baptist-health-recognized-as-most-awarded-healthcare-system-in-south-florida-based-on-u-s-news-and-world-report-2023-2024-rankings Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:29:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/personalizing-prostate-cancer-screening-may-improve-the-accuracy-of-detection The accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer can be improved by accounting for genetic factors that cause changes in PSA levels that are not associated with cancer. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/personalizing-prostate-cancer-screening-may-improve-the-accuracy-of-detection Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/bladder-exstrophy-archives Johns Hopkins Medicine Bladder Exstrophy Archives http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/5225/news/bladder-exstrophy-archives Tue, 16 May 2023 16:33:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/patients-with-detectable-psa-after-radical-prostatectomy-have-good-long-term-outcomes-ucsf-researchers-find Patients with a detectable prostate-specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy (RP) may have excellent long-term outcomes, according to two retrospective studies conducted by UCSF researchers. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/8161/news/patients-with-detectable-psa-after-radical-prostatectomy-have-good-long-term-outcomes-ucsf-researchers-find Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/pediatrics/3593/news/case-study-multidisciplinary-care-for-renal-replacement-patient A neonate with severe kidney injury and likely urinary blockage causing severe hydronephrosis received successful treatment at Mount Sinai for his rare birth defect. http://www.broadcastmed.com/pediatrics/3593/news/case-study-multidisciplinary-care-for-renal-replacement-patient Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:00:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/comprehensive-cancer-care-demands-exceptional-teamwork-collaboration-and-leaders-to-bring-it-to-life Centralizing scientific discovery, advanced research, and clinical care鈥攁ll for a new therapeutic pathway. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/comprehensive-cancer-care-demands-exceptional-teamwork-collaboration-and-leaders-to-bring-it-to-life Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:02:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/new-fox-chase-clinical-trial-could-help-men-with-intermediate-risk-prostate-cancer-avoid-radical-treatment Could NanoKnife be the future of prostate cancer care? http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/new-fox-chase-clinical-trial-could-help-men-with-intermediate-risk-prostate-cancer-avoid-radical-treatment Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:41:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/a-salvage-treatment-jennifer-was-inspired-to-salvage A Life-Saving Idea for Bladder Cancer Patients. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/a-salvage-treatment-jennifer-was-inspired-to-salvage Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:35:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/fox-chase-cancer-center-researchers-present-further-data-on-potential-bladder-sparing-treatment Bladder removal is life-altering. This study examines when and why some patients may not need it. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/fox-chase-cancer-center-researchers-present-further-data-on-potential-bladder-sparing-treatment Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:28:00 EST http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/the-new-department-of-urology-at-fox-chase-cancer-center Built on strength: world-class specialists, innovative researchers, and clinical leaders. http://www.broadcastmed.com/urology/1590/news/the-new-department-of-urology-at-fox-chase-cancer-center Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:01:00 EST