Patients with a common aggressive type of bladder cancer could get correct treatment significantly quicker as new research suggests that initial MRI imaging and biopsy could be used to reduce the time ...

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

UCLA researchers have shown for the first time that the quality of diagnostic staging using biopsy in patients with bladder cancer is directly linked with survival, meaning those that don't get ...

Liquid biopsies detect tumor DNA in blood or urine samples. Two studies led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describe the potential of liquid biopsies to identify and track ...

Compared with no ureteroscopy or percutaneous biopsy, ureteroscopic biopsy in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma was significantly associated with a 40% increased risk for intravesical ...

New data show that a large subset of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) can avoid cystectomy and enjoy long-term, bladder-intact, disease-free survival. Among 64 study participants ...

Under the commercial agreement, A. Menarini Diagnostics will assume exclusive marketing of the non-invasive Bladder EpiCheck® test in Europe in the months ahead, providing patients and clinicians with ...

The extent of the bladder cancer — how far it has spread — matters. Your care team needs to know if your cancer sits on or in the first lining of your bladder (non-muscle invasive), if it goes into ...

Adenocarcinoma of the bladder is rare, originating from glandular cells, and can be primary or secondary, requiring accurate diagnosis for appropriate treatment. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, ...