Medical Xpress

Urine test halves painful procedures in bladder cancer follow up, new trial shows

A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...
News Medical

Simple urine test halves cystoscopy procedures for bladder cancer patients

A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...
Knowridge Science Report

Simple blood test may help some bladder cancer patients skip surgery

Bladder cancer is a serious disease that begins in the lining of the bladder, the organ that stores urine. When the cancer ...
News Medical

Multi-center study results demonstrate best-in-class performance of Bladder EpiCheck urine test

Results of the European multi-center study of Bladder EpiCheck ™ urine test, supporting reduction of invasive procedures, were published in the European Urology Oncology journal Nucleix Ltd., a ...
UPI

Study: Testing urine for genetic mutations may detect bladder cancer early

March 10 (UPI) --Identifying genetic mutations in urine could help detect bladder cancer years before symptoms arise, a new study presented Friday at the European Association of Urology annual ...
Orange County Business Journal

Bright Uro Gets FDA OK for Wireless Bladder Test

Bright Uro Inc. this month received Food and Drug Administration approval for its first product, the Glean Urodynamics System. It’s the biggest milestone to date for the Irvine medical device maker ...
Medical Xpress

Simple noninvasive test may lead to breakthrough in early diagnosis of bladder cancer

Bladder cancer has a five-year survival rate of over 80% when detected early, but this rate declines significantly as the disease progresses to advanced stages. In a novel study in The Journal of ...
Yahoo

Alternatives exist for uncomfortable bladder testing for women, researchers say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A range of other assessments besides the bladder pressure test work just as well in guiding treatment of female incontinence, ...
Business Wire

Birmingham University and Nonacus Partner to Develop Urine Test for Bladder Cancer

BIRMINGHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nonacus, a provider of genetic testing products for precision medicine and liquid biopsy, and the University of Birmingham have partnered to develop a ...
Business Wire

New Publication Demonstrates Ability of Veracyte’s Decipher Bladder Test to Identify Tumors Most Likely to Respond to Chemotherapy

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veracyte, Inc., (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced today the publication of new data demonstrating that the company’s Decipher Bladder genomic classifier accurately ...
Medscape

Women With Overactive Bladder Can Avoid Urodynamics Testing

Urodynamics plus comprehensive clinical assessment (CCA) showed no superiority over CCA alone in treating women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms. CCA for female incontinence offered equally ...