Genitourinary Cancer

Men who experience hot flashes because they are undergoing androgendeprivation therapy for prostate cancer are not significantly helped by two treatments that alleviate the same symptom in menopausal women, the results of a study show.

Donna L. Berry, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, discusses improving treatment decision support systems for minority men with localized prostate cancer.

The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2013, 142,820 individuals in the United States will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and 72,570 with bladder cancer

Frank delaRama, RN, MS, AOCNS®, from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, explains the role of oncology nurse navigators in providing relevant information to men with prostate cancer.

Information is key, as patients with early-stage prostate cancer typically choose among three standard treatment options: watchful waiting/active surveillance, surgery, and radiation.

A research team has discovered 12 genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction in prostate cancer patients treated with radiation.

In April 2010, the FDA approved sipuleucel-T for patients with castration-resistant and metastatic prostate cancer, providing a new treatment that would help the body fight its own cancer.

The USPSTF releases its new recommendations for public comment.

Donna Berry on the Challenges Patients With Prostate Cancer Face

Juanita Madison from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Describes the Provenge Treatment Process

March was National Kidney Month, so here is an opportunity to test your knowledge about kidney cancer.

Help kidney cancer patients by being aware of available resources and support services

Behavioral therapy reduced episodes of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy by 55% in a study of 208 men with incontinence persisting %u22651 year following prostatectomy.