UCLA researchers have shown for the first time that the quality of diagnostic staging using biopsy in patients with bladder cancer is directly linked with survival, meaning those that don't get ...

Patients with a common aggressive type of bladder cancer could get correct treatment significantly quicker as new research suggests that initial MRI imaging and biopsy could be used to reduce the time ...

"With its potential for screening, recurrence monitoring, treatment guidance, and prognosis prediction, utDNA is poised to transform bladder cancer management and personalize patient care." — Liang ...

The development of accurate, minimally invasive techniques that can detect cancers early and track recurrence is essential to driving treatment options for precision medicine. An international team of ...

Study design: A prospective, immunohistochemical study of bladder biopsies taken from spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Objectives: To investigate whether cytokeratin 14 immunostaining may be useful ...

Compared with no ureteroscopy or percutaneous biopsy, ureteroscopic biopsy in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma was significantly associated with a 40% increased risk for intravesical ...

Liquid biopsy offers significant advantages over traditional tissue biopsy for cancer diagnosis and monitoring, including reduced invasiveness and better representation of tumor heterogeneity. In the ...

Liquid biopsies detect tumor DNA in blood or urine samples. Two studies led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describe the potential of liquid biopsies to identify and track ...

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 ...

Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich underwent a 30-minute procedure on Monday to evaluate abnormalities found on his bladder and remained overnight at Methodist Hospital while awaiting test results ...

The extent of the bladder cancer — how far it has spread — matters. Your care team needs to know if your cancer sits on or in the first lining of your bladder (non-muscle invasive), if it goes into ...

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.