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Patient experience is associated with urologic cancer surgical outcomes

Patient Experience Linked to Urologic CA Surgical Outcomes

Less prolonged hospitalization, fewer nursing-sensitive complications in high-performing hospitals
Patients with advanced bladder cancer may benefit from the anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq)

ASCO: Immunotherapy Beneficial in Advanced Bladder Cancer

About a quarter of older patients deemed too frail for chemo responded to atezolizumab
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq)

FDA Approves Tecentriq to Treat Urothelial Carcinoma

FDA also approves a companion test to detect PD-L1 protein expression levels in patients
Arsenic in drinking water from private wells may explain the elevated bladder cancer risk among people in three New England states

Well Water a Suspected Cause of Bladder Cancer in New England

Researchers believe arsenic exposure might contribute to higher-than-normal rates
Detection of concerning symptoms after radical cystectomy can be improved by optimizing the timing and number of outpatient encounters

Optimally Timed Follow-Up Cuts Readmissions After Cystectomy

Timing, frequency of outpatient care helps identify concerning symptoms following radical cystectomy
For patients with type 2 diabetes newly treated with antidiabetic drugs

Pioglitazone Linked to Increased Risk of Bladder Cancer

Duration- and dose-response associations for pioglitazone; no correlation for rosiglitazone
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has endorsed the European Association of Urology guideline on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer

ASCO Endorses European Guideline on Bladder Cancer

Guideline on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer, with qualifying statements
There is stronger evidence of a link between the herbicide Agent Orange and bladder cancer and hypothyroidism among U.S. military personnel exposed to the chemical during the Vietnam War

Evidence Links Agent Orange to Bladder Cancer, Hypothyroidism

Also, veterans with Parkinson's-like symptoms can file claim for the condition
For patients with locally advanced bladder cancer

Cystectomy Plus Chemo Ups Survival in Bladder Cancer

Improved survival with adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced disease

ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Jan. 7-9

The ASCO 2016 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from Jan. 7...