September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Experts warn the number of cases is expected to rise sharply in coming years. Fortunately, treatment advances are increasing.
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Kidney stones plague 1 in 10 people. UC Davis Health is expanding its kidney stone clinic to keep up with the rising number of cases.
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UC Davis Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s Northern California hosted a party for pediatric patients who have had cloacal repair.
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The cancer center is first in the region to use high-intensity focused ultrasound to treat prostate cancer while reducing recovery time and side effects.
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Enlarged prostate is common in older men. A UC Davis Health urologist explains symptoms and treatment options.
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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center scientist receives $1.4 million federal grant to boost efforts finding a breakthrough treatment for late stage, drug-resistant prostate cancer.
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Bone disease in prostate cancer patients can be devastating, but new research led by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center aims to improve the odds.
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UC Davis Health urologic surgery chief Christopher Evans is only the ninth American to become an honorary member of the European Association of Urology.
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In 2022, the UC Davis School of Medicine scored a record amount of NIH research funding — more than $200 million in grants. This placed UC Davis among the nation’s best medical schools, ranking 32nd nationally.
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UC Davis Health urologist Allen Gao and his team have developed a molecule, called LX-1, which could help control treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
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UC Davis Pediatric Urologist Eric Kurzrock devised a new procedure to create graft tissues with functioning blood vessels needed in bladder augmentation surgeries. His innovative method solves the tissue contraction issue, a common problem in bioengineered graft implants.
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