Aug 05 2008
Incontinence & Bladder Cancer News Around the Web
Continence Awareness Week 1-6 September 2008
New Zealanders know what it’s like to experience “Life’s little spills”. Loss of bladder or bowel control regularly affects nearly 600,000 of us. Mothers and children are especially vulnerable and the focus of this year’s Continence Awareness Week (1-6 September).
Incontinence device boosts AMS
Shares of Minnetonka-based American Medical Systems advanced nearly 13 percent Wednesday after the company beat analyst expectations for second-quarter earnings on surprisingly strong sales of devices to treat incontinence in men.
Urinary Incontinence is a Quality of Life Issue for Newly Diagnosed Patients
Dr. David Staskin began the afternoon session by focusing on the initial assessment of UI in men and women. In women, the most important first steps are identifying incontinence and determining the degree of bother and the desire for treatment. In contrast to the previous consultation, this committee did not feel it necessary to identify the subtype of incontinence as part of the initial evaluation as long as conservative treatments are being used. Only if pharmacotherapy is to be started need the subtypes of incontinence be identified.
Smoking Causes Half Of All Bladder Cancer Cases
Not many people know that smoking causes bladder cancer, according to a new study published in The Journal of Urology® by Drs. Seth A. Strope and James E. Montie of the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. In fact, only slightly more than one third of adults surveyed connected smoking with an increased risk of bladder cancer. The American Urological Association (AUA) and the AUA Foundation want people to know that smoking is a leading risk factor for this devastating disease.
Robotic Surgery Extends Benefits To Bladder Cancer Patients At NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center now have significant experience — and have demonstrated considerable success — with robotics for removal of the bladder, also known as cystectomy. Their findings are published in a recent edition of the peer-reviewed publication, the British Journal of Urology-International.
Daily broccoli juice beats bladder cancer in elderly man
Ray Wiseman, a 79 year old grandad was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2003, at the time his prognosis was not good and Ray was not expected to survive. However recent scans have revealed that the cancer has stopped spreading and his chances of a recovery have greatly improved.
AACR Announces New Grant Opportunity For Bladder Cancer Research
The American Association for Cancer Research is currently accepting applications for grants designed to help drive research advances in the treatment of bladder cancer, the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and the eighth in women.
