All Articles Tagged As: bladder

Pregnancy May Help Protect Against Bladder Cancer (6/30/2008)

Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found. ...> Full Article

Combined Physical and Genetic Map Finds Cancer's 'Ignition Key' (5/6/2008)

team's whole-organ genomic survey depicts journey from normal to malignant cell ...> Full Article

Extract of broccoli sprouts may protect against bladder cancer (3/4/2008)

A concentrated extract of freeze dried broccoli sprouts cut development of bladder tumors in an animal model by more than half ...> Full Article

Radiotherapy as effective as surgery in bladder cancer treatment (1/22/2008)

Radiotherapy is as effective as surgery in treating bladder cancer ...> Full Article

New Evidence for the Protective Effects of Fruits and Veggies (12/9/2007)

The age-old refrain, "Eat your vegetables!" gets scientific support as researchers present the latest findings on cancer prevention at the American Association for Cancer Research's Sixth Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention, being held December 5 - 8 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...> Full Article

Scientists Work To Develop Simple Bladder Cancer Test (7/9/2007)

University of Florida researchers have identified a set of proteins that appear to signal the presence of bladder cancer, a discovery they hope will lead to a simple, fast and noninvasive test that can detect the disease early. ...> Full Article

Scientists Find One Reason Why Bladder Cancer Hits More Men (4/21/2007)

Scientists have discovered one of the reasons why bladder cancer is so much more prevalent in men than women: A molecular receptor or protein that is much more active in men than women plays a role in the development of the disease. The finding could open the door to new types of treatment with the disease. ...> Full Article

Wake Forest Physician Reports First Human Recipients of Laboratory-Grown Organs (4/3/2006)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The first human recipients of laboratory-grown organs were reported today by Anthony Atala, M.D., director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. In The Lancet, Atala describes long-term success in children and teenagers who received bladders grown from their own cells. ...> Full Article