Thursday, 13 June 2013

Study finds bladder cancer recurrence and mortality could improve with better treatment compliance

Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center led by Dr. Karim Chamie, assistant professor-in-residence in the Department of Urology, have found that the burden of bladder cancer on the population is very high, and that more intense surveillance and treatment in the first two years after diagnosis could reduce the number of patients whose cancer returns after treatment and lower the death rate from this disease. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Chamie K, et al. Recurrence of high-risk bladder cancer: A population-based analysis. Cancer. 2013 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23737352

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