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Eating cruciferous vegetables is associated with reduced risk for bladder cancer
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A concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumors in an animal model by more than half, according to a report in the March 1 issue of Cancer Research.
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Patients Unresponsive To Standard Treatment May Benefit from New Bladder Cancer Therapy
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As many as half of patients with superficial bladder cancer do not respond to the standard first-line chemotherapy placed into the bladder, according to current multi-center outcomes data. When this happens, typically, their only option is surgical removal of the bladder. Now, researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center are investigating an FDA-approved metastatic breast-cancer drug called AbraxaneŽ that may prove a safe and effective alternative to surgery for these patients.
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Contradictions pertain to differences between nonrandomized and randomized studies
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Prominent claims from observational studies of the cardiovascular benefits of vitamin E often continue to be supported in medical literature despite strong contradictory evidence from randomized trials, according to a new study. Similar findings were found for claims regarding the protective effects of beta-carotene on cancer and estrogen on Alzheimer disease.
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The Management of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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The American Urological Association has prepared a new Guideline on the Management of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer for professionals. Each year, more than 60,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer, which has been linked to a number of risk factors, including cigarette smoking and exposure to hazardous chemicals. The AUA originally published its guideline in 1999 and the new report is an update to that document.
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Quitting smoking might reduce the risk of cancer recurrence
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Smoking is a well-known risk factor for bladder cancer and is responsible for 50% of the incidence in men and 25% of the incidence in women.
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