This website offers trustworthy and up-to-date medical information to all urological patients
This website offers trustworthy and up-to-date medical information to all urological patients
This website offers trustworthy and up-to-date medical information to all urological patients
Urology is the branch of medicine concerned with:
Urologists are doctors who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to the urinary tract and the male reproductive system.
More and more patients want to be active participants in their healthcare. They want to be involved in the decision making process, access to their health records, and tools to help monitor their health. A recent Inspire survey of over 10,000 patients and caregivers reveals that they are becoming more engaged. Source: The Patient Empowerment Network
Read moreDo Patients Have a Voice While Participating in Clinical Trials? Source: The Patient Empowerment Network
Read moreAccording to researchers, having a curved penis could raise the risk of getting certain cancers in men. The study was presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and found associations between a curved penis and Peyronie’s Disease and cancers of the testes, skin and stomach. Source: News Medical Life Sciences
Read moreResearchers from the University of Glasgow are leading a study into individualized treatments for prostate cancer. Source: News Medical Life Sciences
Read moreHave you ever had the experience of leaving the doctor’s office wishing you had remembered to ask a certain question? Source: The Patient Empowerment Network
Read moreUnderstanding research literature is an important skill for patient advocates, and as with any skill, it can be learned with practice and time. Source: The Patient Empowerment Network
Read moreReporting live from an event is a way of engaging your followers by sending updates about an event as it occurs. It allows you to expand the reach of in-person events to provide valuable insights to those who are unable to attend in person. Source: The Patient Empowerment Network
Read morePurpose of the study was to assess the readability of the web-based patient education material provided by the European Association of Urology.
Read moreThe European Cancer Patient Coalition is running a survey to get a better picture of the awareness on Cancer-Associated Thrombosis among people with cancer in Europe. Patients of 6 countries will be asked to give their opinion, including France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and UK.
Read moreThe European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) is the voice of cancer patients in Europe. With over 400 members, ECPC is Europe’s largest umbrella cancer patients’ association, covering all 28 EU member states and many other European and non-European countries. ECPC represents patients affected by all types of cancers, from the rarest to the most common.
Read moreMany men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer, or are managing the disease, experience some level of anxiety and/or depression. Caregivers may also be affected. The psychosocial challenges surrounding treatment choices and side effect management can have a negative impact on the prostate cancer journey. Anxiety and depression aren’t always effectively treated, in part because the symptoms may not be recognized. Source: US TOO
Read moreProstate cancer patients who smoke are more likely to have tumors return, spread to other parts of the body, and become fatal than nonsmokers, a new study suggests. Source: Reuters Health
Read moreUndergoing more frequent prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening after radical prostatectomy or primary radiation for localized prostate cancer was not associated with improved overall survival (OS), regardless of disease risk, according to results of the AFT-30 study presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held June 1–5 in Chicago. Source: Cancer Network
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Urologic diseases can be very different in nature. Urologists take into account all of the functions of the urinary tract and are trained to perform surgery as well as treat by means of medicine. Often, urologists specialise to become experts in a narrower field within urology, for example, urologic cancer.
Urologic diseases can be very different in nature. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to the urinary tract and the male reproductive system.
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This information was last updated in December 2018
