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Data suggest that chemotherapy is a sound treatment option for urothelial cancer across the disease spectrum. However, despite a twofold increase in survival in patients receiving chemotherapy, it does not seem to be offered to all patients.
Most genetic analyses of prostate cancer have studied white men. A new study compares the genetic landscape of prostate cancer in Chinese men, reporting both similarities and differences. This finding highlights the need for studies to include all races and paves the way for future personalized medicine approaches for prostate cancer across races.
Results of two large randomized controlled trials have challenged the use of medical expulsive therapy for the management of ureteral calculi. A new trial now shows that tamsulosin is effective in patients with distal calculi >5 mm in size, demonstrating that the effectiveness of MET depends on stone size and location.
