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New test to detect bladder cancer
Researchers from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and Puigvert Foundation promoted a novel procedure to locate the bladder cancer based on a urine sample. The sample, according to experts, is more reliable and effective than existing and would go on sale in 2013.
Scientists say that this test is more reliable than those that exist today, because it is capable of recognizing up to 12 genes related to the pathology and 2 which are closely linked to the likely aggressiveness of the tumor , a combination that really has a sensitivity high and specific in diagnosing bladder cancer. Studies currently underway, however, are able to identify only a few genes or only one.
Bladder cancer after the prostate is the second most common tumor in the genitourinary tract, affecting more than 15000 people per year in Spain.
In the course of the disease, people with bladder cancer should undergo an average of 20 cystoscope. This procedure is not pleasant or comfortable, since it consists in entering with a camera through the urethra to examine the bladder and examine the evolution of cancer.
Finally, we mention that the chief of Urology at the Hospital Clinic, Antonio Alcaraz, said to be ratified by the values of this study with about a thousand patients in three hospitals in Spain, one Dutch and one from Austria.
Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer occurs when malignant cells develop in the lining of this organ.
The urine passes from the kidneys to t
he bladder through the ureters with a tube.
The bladder is a muscular ring structure is opened to make way for the urine. Adapts its size as it increases the volume of urine and once full, sends nerve signals to the brain that transmits the need to urinate.
Bladder cancer is more common in men than in women, as three more times. Reflecting its close relationship with smoking. Read the rest of this entry »