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Transforming Urologic Care in Philadelphia and Worldwide. The Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute.
In just four years, the Fox Chase – Temple Urologic Institute has leveraged the expertise of two renowned institutions to deliver an exceptionally broad range of aligned and specialized urology and urologic oncology services, led by eminent ...
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New Program Will Improve Patient Access to Clinical Trials
A multidisciplinary team at Fox Chase Cancer Center has developed and tested a patient-centered education program designed to reduce barriers to clinical trial participation among kidney cancer patients.
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Blood Test Predicts Which Bladder Cancer Patients May Safely Skip Surgery
Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence within the bladder, according to new ...
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Combined Tests Could Reduce Unnecessary Bladder Removal
Combining a visual inspection of the bladder with a blood test to check for the presence of circulating tumor DNA can accurately predict which bladder cancer patients still have cancer in their bladder after treatment — and which do not. ...
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Researchers Find Ancestry Impacts Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Drugs
Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, a professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program and Associate Director for Cancer Disparities Research and Research Integration at Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Parastomal hernia is a common complication among patients who undergo bladder removal and ileal conduit urinary diversion. Now, a new study “Very Low Rate of Parastomal Hernia Using Partially Absorbable Macroporous Mesh for Prophylactic ...
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Eligible patients will now have access to the first FDA-approved intravesical gene therapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
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Meet the Navigators to Complex, Coordinated, Compassionate Genitourinary Cancer Care
A prostate, kidney, or bladder cancer diagnosis can turn someone’s world upside down. If this weren’t enough, now the patient has an additional burden of coordinating medical appointments, scheduling tests, and gathering biopsy results from other hospitals.
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Centralizing scientific discovery, advanced research, and clinical care—all for a new therapeutic pathway.
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Could NanoKnife be the future of prostate cancer care?
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A Salvage Treatment Jennifer Was Inspired to Salvage.
A Life-Saving Idea for Bladder Cancer Patients.
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Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Present Further Data on Potential Bladder-Sparing Treatment
Bladder removal is life-altering. This study examines when and why some patients may not need it.
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Dr. Laura Bukavina on the Front Lines of Research and War
Fighting for life everywhere she goes.
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A $1.4 Million Grant Looks at Prostate Cancer Through a ‘Neighborhood Lens.’
Where a man is born, lives and works can influence his prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival. But which factors matter most? And what role do they all play together in how he responds to cancer treatment?
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What is the Same and What Has Changed with the Artificial Urinary Sphincter?
The artificial urinary sphincter is an implantable device designed to treat incontinence in prostate cancer survivors. The device has existed for 50 years, and in that time, best practices around its use have undergone several paradigm shifts.