A major university and a biotech company in Korea collaborate to create four adorable puppies, clones of a black labrador prized for her ability to detect cancer.

Feeding Fido bottled water? A recent study shows drinking chemically-treated tap water doesn’t increase a dog’s risk of developing bladder cancer.

A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study suggests firefighters may face an increased risk of developing transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), a cancer of the bladder. Firefighters are regularly exposed to smoke and chemical fumes known to be carcinogenic. The body absorbs carcinogens and transfers them to the blood, where they are filtered by the [...]

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 67,000 new cases of bladder cancer and over one million cases of skin cancer were diagnosed last year. And once those patients heard that distressing news, they were each faced with the challenge of choosing the right treatment option for their condition. To help patients and their [...]

Dr Mihir Desai, a urological surgeon at Cleveland Clinic, has performed the world’s first single-port laparoscopic surgeries in the field of urology. The innovative procedures were completed by inserting all the necessary instruments through a single incision in the patient’s navel. Laparoscopic surgeries traditionally require 3 to 6 abdominal incisions. Dr Desai’s single-port surgeries included [...]

Research conducted at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center has found that a natural compound helps break down treatment-resistant pancreatic cancer. The compound, known as triptolide, is a toxic agent which has been used as a natural medicine in China for hundreds of years. In the Minnesota study, Ashok Saluja, PhD, discovered triptolide had the [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Bioniche Life Sciences, Incorporated (TSE: BNC) special protocol assessment status for upcoming clinical studies of a new bladder cancer treatment. The Ontario-based company plans to enroll 800 patients from Australia, Europe and North America in double-blind, randomized Phase 3 trials of Urocidin, the company’s product for treating [...]

Colleagues from the University of Michigan and the University of Florida have teamed up to identify proteins in urine which may signal the presence of bladder cancer. Using technological advances, the scientists were able to isolate 186 proteins in the urine of patients with and without bladder cancer. Five of the proteins identified were found [...]

Congratulations, you’ve got your cancer under control and you’re ready to enjoy your summer vacation in the great outdoors. But there’s a problem. Your cancer treatments have left you with some special clothing needs that aren’t being addressed at the local mall. In the past, finding appropriate attire after a mastectomy, ostomy, or other major [...]

Last month Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SPPI) announced it initiated Phase 3 registrational trials on the company’s new proprietary drug treatment for non-invasive bladder cancer. The drug, named EOquin (R), becomes activated by reductase enzymes found in cancer cells and is formulated for administration directly into the urinary bladder. The American Cancer Society estimates that there [...]