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Bladder Cancer Awareness Day Events Across the Country
July 23, 2010
Last Saturday there were approximately 20 events across the country to raise bladder cancer awareness as part of the first national Bladder Cancer Awareness Day. Events happened in cities like New York City and Cleveland, OH. Events included community picnics, BBQs, educational workshops, and documentary screenings. Events were hosted the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, a organization that provides information and support to the bladder cancer community, increases public awareness of bladder cancer, and advances bladder cancer research. The…
Q&A with Cynthia Kinsella: President of the National Bladder Cancer Society
July 16, 2010
July 17 has officially been declared as National Bladder Cancer Awareness Day. Our last post gave you some suggestions on ways that you can help build awareness about bladder cancer – one of the most overlooked, but deadliest cancers. The American Bladder Cancer Society’s president and CEO, Cynthia Kinsella, is thrilled to have the spotlight focused on bladder cancer around the country. The American Bladder Cancer Society is only two years old, but already is rallying to build awareness…
July 17th is National Bladder Cancer Awareness Day
July 13, 2010
Bladder cancer is one cancer that doesn't garner a lot of media attention. Hopefully that will begin to change. Thanks to the efforts of Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, July 17th has been designated National Bladder Cancer Awareness Day. The American Bladder Cancer Society is thrilled that the national spotlight will now begin to shine on bladder cancer, a disease that affects more than a half million people in the U.S. who are surviving or living with bladder cancer. The…
New Study Shows Link Between Diabetes and Bladder Cancer
June 18, 2010
The American Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association released research this week about the links between diabetes and cancer. Essentially, the report states that Type 2 diabetes may increase a person’s risk of getting cancer. One of the types of cancer listed is bladder cancer – which is one of the cancers that we focus on here on the Robotic-Prostatectomy blog. The doctors involved with the study state that both diabetes and cancer are more common in those who…
Another Cancer Study Bites the Dust
June 2, 2010
Study, shmuddy. It seems like every day, new studies are coming out of what contributes to cancer, what can help prevent cancer, what to eat, what not to eat. Wine is good for this. Garlic is good for that. It never ends. The latest bladder cancer study to hit the media claims that vitamins may do nothing to protect men against bladder cancer. Researchers analyzed more than 10,000 questionnaires from men as part of a prostate cancer screening. More than…
Dr. Scherr's Article Featured on UroToday
February 10, 2010
Dr. Scherr's article, The Impact of Multiple Malignancies on Patients with Bladder Carcinoma: A Population-Based Study Using the SEER Database, has been featured on UroToday.com. View the article here!
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Notable Earnings After Wednesday's Close: EBAY, SBUX, QCOM, NFLX, BIDU, ISRGNewsyStocks.comThe most common procedures are da Vinci Prostatectomy and the da Vinci Hysterectomy. Disclosure: Author doesn't own any of the stocks discussed here.and more »
Date: July 21, 2010 8:48 am
Catherine Mohr on the economic logic of robotic surgeryScope (blog)Say you're going in for a radical prostatectomy, and you're asked to choose between a traditional procedure or one performed with the help of ...and more »
Date: July 20, 2010 2:46 pm
Beyond the Hype: Intuitive Surgical's Hidden Growth PotentialSeeking Alpha (blog)Back in 2007, when I made my first investment in Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the maker of the da Vinci surgical robotic system, it was a nondescript, ...and more »
Date: July 15, 2010 1:46 pm
Robotic arm lends surgical handBerkshire EagleSo says the most current wisdom in the medical world: Men who need a whole or part of their prostate removed are increasingly opting for robotic-assisted ...and more »
Date: July 14, 2010 7:57 am
Beyond the Abstract - Learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical ...UroTodayBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In general, robotic surgery has been considered to have a shorter learning curve in comparison to laparoscopic surgery, ...
Date: July 14, 2010 2:21 am
Part robot, part humanThe Times of Trenton - NJ.com"My research told me that robotic surgery was less invasive and had a faster recovery time." Miller underwent a prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the ...
Date: July 11, 2010 12:58 am
Pink and blue livestock tags could help contribute to cancer reserachStock and LandThe 64-year-old father of two children was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and had a robotic prostatectomy procedure. His cancer experience and that ...
Date: July 8, 2010 1:17 pm
Sigel will continue club's momentum with annual tourneyMain LineTimothy, who was diagnosed with stage-1 prostate cancer in spring 2009, had a robotic prostatectomy with Lee at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. ...
Date: July 7, 2010 12:25 pm
Atlas of Bladder DiseaseJournal of American Medical Association (subscription)The remaining 5 discuss bladder cancer, bladder tissue engineering, and robotic-assisted radical cystectomy and prostatectomy. Standard textbook information ...
Date: July 6, 2010 2:58 pm
The current state of robot assisted radical prostatectomy - AbstractUroTodayIn this review article, we discuss the history of robotic prostatectomy as well as the benefits and drawbacks of the robotic surgical platform. ...
Date: July 2, 2010 1:02 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...and…
Date: July 1, 2010 10:06 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...
Date: June 30, 2010 11:01 pm
Robotic-assisted surgery making gains locallyAppleton Post CrescentSince ThedaCare purchased da Vinci Robot in 2007, physicians have used the technology to perform prostatectomy, pyeloplsty, partial nephrectomy, ...and more »
Date: June 30, 2010 12:55 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksistockAnalyst.com (press release)Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:42 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksUPI.comResearchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centricall 2 news articles »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:04 pm
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ... - Science Centric
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centric... it could have significant implications not only for robotic prostatectomy, but also other laparoscopic procedures and more painful surgeries. ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 4:58 am