The current gold standard for the diagnosis of bladder cancer is cystoscopy, an invasive endoscopic procedure that allows doctors to examine the lining of the bladder and the urethra. The ...

In theory, many photosensitizers can be used in bladder cancer. In practice ... the disease was detected in 80 by HAL cystoscopy and in 64 by white-light cystoscopy. Ninety-seven per cent of ...

ALA-guided fluorescence cystoscopy is already widely used, and in March 2005 HAL was approved in Europe for the diagnosis of bladder cancer. The approval process continues in the US. Technical ...

Bladder cancer is diagnosed by cystoscopy, a procedure in which the urologist passes a lighted telescope through the urethra into the bladder and looks directly at the inside lining of these ...

This innovative bladder cancer diagnostic kit uses urine samples to achieve 88.8 % sensitivity, promising early detection and reducing the need for cystoscopies.

What is the significance of cystoscopy avoidance in a patient with high-grade bladder cancer? Delay in diagnosis might not materially affect the patient’s ultimate clinical destiny, but one ...

Bladder cancer has a cure rate of over 90% when detected ... However, existing urine test kits have low sensitivity, and ...

James: Adding an MRI post-flexible cystoscopy improved decision-making and accelerated time to correct treatment considerably for the worst muscle-invasive bladder cancer cases, without ...

Follow along on our guide to Urothelial Cancer (UC), an exploration of the latest recommendations and research on diagnosis, treatment, and management of this most common type of bladder cancer.