"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 ...

About 83,000 new cases of bladder cancer and 16,700 deaths attributable to bladder cancer are expected in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Approximately three to four times ...

Although patients with bladder cancer are at increased risk of developing upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), the overall incidence remains low. Serial CT urography is routinely performed in ...

You usually have a number of tests to find out if the symptoms you have could be due to bladder cancer. If you have bladder cancer, you then need more tests to find out how far it has grown. Your GP ...

A single 15-minute CT scan may be all it takes to find tiny cancers, stones and other problems in the kidneys, bladders and urinary tracts of high-risk patients -- potentially saving them from many ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...

A recent study reveals a potential link between widespread CT scan usage in the US and an estimated 103,000 future cancer cases from 2023 scans alone. While CT scans are vital for diagnosis, their ...

A new study reveals that only about 1 in 3 patients with prostate cancer have a successful first CT simulation, while 1 in 6 need to be rescheduled for another day.