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Biopsy Quality Crucial for Bladder Cancer Survival

November 4, 2014 by Bert Vorstman MD

According to research published by UCLA researchers, the quality of diagnostics staging using biopsy for bladder cancer patients is now directly related to the survival of those patients. This means that patients need quality care from the earliest moments of diagnosis, as those who do not have the ideal biopsies are more likely to die […]

Filed Under: General Healthcare Tagged With: bladder biopsies, bladder cancer

Obesity and Higher Survival Rate for Radical Cystectomy

July 17, 2014 by Bert Vorstman MD

Patients who undergo a radical cystectomy as treatment for bladder cancer have an improved survival rate if they are obese, a recently reported finding shows. The findings were reported at the American Urological Association’s 2014 annual meeting and showed that, for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, obesity is actually a benefit in treatment outcomes. The study followed […]

Filed Under: Mens Health Tagged With: bladder cancer, obesity, radical cystectomy

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