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After Complete Remission of Testicular Cancer, What Next?

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 30, 2010, 11:35 am
For patients with testicular cancer in complete remission, is a postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection needed? Dr. Howard Hochster reports on a study that answers this question. Medscape Hematology-Oncology

FDA Tells Makers of Positive-Displacement Needleless Connectors to Study Infection Risk

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 30, 2010, 9:33 am
Such catheter connectors are designed not to fill up with retrograde blood, but their complicated nature may account for reports of higher bloodstream infection rates. Medscape Medical News

Tumor Site Doesn't Affect Outcome of Radical Nephroureterectomy

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 30, 2010, 1:32 am
Tumor location does not affect prognosis after radical nephroureterectomy for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma, according to a new single-center study. Reuters Health Information

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine May Offer Prolonged Protection Against Genital Warts and Low-Grade Precancerous Growths

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 29, 2010, 9:09 am
In 2 randomized controlled trials, human papillomavirus vaccine gave prolonged protection against genital warts and low-grade precancerous growths. Medscape Medical News

Sacral Neuromodulation Helps Incontinent Children

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 29, 2010, 1:34 am
Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) can reduce urinary and fecal incontinence in children with sphincter disorders, French researchers report. Reuters Health Information

Five Steps to Growing Your Practice: What Works, What Doesn't

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 28, 2010, 8:05 am
Even with plenty of patients, doctors need to market to attract better-paying patients, build their brand, and grow their business. Advertising is one aspect of marketing. Medscape Business of Medicine

Prostate Cancer Vaccine: Effect on Survival Is "Important"

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 28, 2010, 3:01 am
The pivotal trial that showed a survival advantage and led to approval is now published, but the lack of a measurable antitumor effect is "surprising." Medscape Medical News

Urine Crystals in a 1-Year-Old Male

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 27, 2010, 10:00 am
This infants fever and dy¬suria could stem from many causes, but microscopic urinalysis provided the determining clue. Laboratory Medicine

Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Too Often Get High-Risk Treatment

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 26, 2010, 12:59 pm
Lowering PSA cutoffs for biopsy could lead to even more overdiagnosis and overtreatment, investigators warn. Medscape Medical News

Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Safe and Effective in Men

Urology Headlines from Medscape : July 23, 2010, 11:34 am
The quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil) prevents infection and disease in men, according to data presented today at AIDS 2010 in Vienna. Reuters Health Information
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