Blue light cystoscopy reduces bladder cancer recurrence risk by 38% compared to white light cystoscopy, as shown in the BRAVO study. The BRAVO study used real-world data from 626 veterans, confirming ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

A cystoscopy is a procedure that involves inserting a tool into the urethra and up into the bladder to examine these organs. The tool is a cystoscope — a thin, flexible instrument with a light and a ...

After a diagnosis of urothelial cancer, doctors will assign a stage to the disease -- determining how deep the tumor has invaded into the bladder and whether there is any spread to the lymph nodes and ...

Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is labor intensive and costly to manage. Owing to long-term survival rates and life-long monitoring and treatment, it is the most expensive cancer to manage in ...

Decades ago, blue lights helped shoppers scope out sales. Today they’re helping urologists scope out cells – specifically those of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. UW Medicine urologists with ...

Clinical study launched in June 2022 with patient recruitment in Alberta with plans to expand to further sites across North America. The aim of the study is to validate a novel and minimally invasive ...

A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn't come back, researchers report. People who've gotten surgery for high-risk ...

Diagnostic test based on urinary tumor markers hold promise for earlier or prompt detection of bladder cancer in patients ...