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What’s in a name?
Kate Granger is a doctor and the founder of the #hellomynameis campaign; she is also a cancer patient. In this article she explains why she started the campaign, and why patient-centred care starts with an introduction. Chris and me the...Rocks of ages
In this series of articles, I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). During a recent junior doctors’ strike, whilst I was re-living my houseman days...Urology ST3 interview update and top tips
This article, written by a Urology ST3 from the West of Scotland Deanery, aims to give the reader an insight into the ST3 interview process along with some helpful hints for those about to undertake the challenge. The aims of...
Telemedicine – safe, convenient and economical
I am sure that most, if not all, readers of Urology News will have utilised some form of telemedicine over the last few months during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. This timely publication from Boston Children’s Hospital precedes the...Simple spit test could finally turn the tide on prostate cancer
Saliva test which analyses genetic variants in DNA is better than the PSA blood test at assessing prostate cancer risk for some men, and doesn’t require a visit to the GP. The test gave fewer false positive results and picked...
The EP2 receptor – a novel target for prostate cancer?
This basic science paper sets out to evaluate the effects that celecoxib, a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, have on prostate cancer cell lines and evaluated the mechanisms behind these effects. COX-2 induces the production of prostaglandins, which promote cell proliferation...
