Actos and Bladder Cancer : Traditionally, the surgery is performed through a lower abdominal incision in the midline from just below the umbilicus (i.e., “belly button”). Hospitalization for this procedure is generally between 5 and 10 days, and up to 6 weeks are needed for complete recovery. In recent years minimally invasive surgical approaches that [...]
Actos and Bladder Cancer: Due to the ease of obtaining voided urine specimens, bladder cancer is on the forefront of developing tumor markers. Drs. McNeil, Ekwenna, and Getzenberg take an in depth look at various tumor markers and molecular signatures of bladder cancer in Chap. 6. Although several new tumor markers for bladder cancer are [...]
Actos and Bladder Cancer : CAN ALL BLADDER TUMORS BE REACHED WITH A RESECTOSCOPE? On occasion, a urologist may face an individual with a bladder tumor that cannot be reached. This is usually much more of an issue with male patients since the scope is required to pass through a much longer urethra to begin [...]
Actos Bladder Cancer Page Actos Bladder Cancer 12/20/2011: During phase 1 of a cancer trial, the safety of the chemotherapy dose is being determined. During the early part of the trial, a lower dose may be used. The dose is gradually increased to determine the potential for side effects. Individuals entering the trial later [...]