When a doctor suspects bladder cancer, they will order a series of tests which may include urine tests (urinalysis or urine ...

Physicians now have a more dependable, less expensive tool to help detect bladder cancer earlier. Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center found that a simple test that can ...

a, Schematic illustration of the workflow of the BLOOM assay. b,c, Mechanism of organogel messenger release from the biomarker-degradable bigel film (b) and solvatochromic dye transfer to the organic ...

Bladder cancer affects over 52,000 men and women in the United States on an annual basis, and more than 12,000 people die each year from this disease. It is the fourth most common cancer in men in ...

Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence ...

There are several urodynamic tests a doctor may recommend. You may need multiple tests for a full diagnosis. Urodynamic tests see how well your urinary tract, especially your bladder, urethra, and ...

Stage 3 bladder cancer refers to a tumor that reaches outside the bladder. It may have spread into nearby lymph nodes and other tissue. Like all cancers, doctors use stages for bladder cancer. Staging ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in the organs of your urinary tract, which includes the bladder and kidneys. Symptoms depend on the part of the urinary tract affected. Microbes cause ...

In our busy modern lives, bladder health often takes a back seat until problems arise. We juggle work commitments, family responsibilities, and social obligations, frequently ignoring the subtle ...

Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics. The work was ...