A recent study examined the effect of neighborhood and individual socioeconomic deprivation on overall and cancer-specific survival among patients with prostate, breast, lung, and colorectal cancer.
Most prostate cancer deaths occur among men initially diagnosed with low-grade disease, according to investigators.
In a study of patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled blood pressure, chlorthalidone significantly decreased systolic blood pressure compared with placebo.
Age, lymphovascular invasion, and histology predicted pathologic upstaging among patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer, a study found.
Impaired communications, power outages, and clean water availability caused by Hurricane Ida were among the challenges facing dialysis providers in Louisiana.
New findings may have implications for counseling patients with metastatic prostate cancer and highlight the importance of multidisciplinary care for these patients, according to investigators.
Patients with moderate and severe infection experienced a 17.50% and 23.16% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), respectively, from baseline (before testing positive for SARS-CoV-2) to 90 days after the positive test.
Hyperuricemia and gout may be associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease.
Routine renal mass biopsy for small renal masses can spare patients from having to undergo surgery and its associated complications and costs, according to a recent study.
Compared with before the pandemic, men undergoing radical prostatectomy during the pandemic were more likely to have extraprostatic disease, according to investigators.
