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Does empowering men on active surveillance for prostate cancer improve patient compliance and reduce conversion to treatment?

Active surveillance is a major treatment option for patients with favourable prognosis prostate cancer, such as those regarded as Cambridge Prognostic Group (CPG) 1 and 2 [1]. The rationale for this management strategy is the lack of survival benefit from...

British VC to Nazi SS – the story of a cystoscope

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). Part of the joy of studying the history of urology is the detective...

A laboratory in your pocket

In this series of articles, I show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk) and in this one I am joined by Mary Garthwaite, retired urologist and Chair of The...

Horace Powell Winsbury-White: Kiwi, British urologist and Commendatore of the Italian Republic

In this series of articles, I show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). I was recently asked to look into the background of the Winsbury-White Lectures, given biannually at...

Urolithiasis 1 – ureteric colic

- Click for Part 2 and Part 3 on this topic - Case scenario A 45-year-old male presents to Accident & Emergency with two days of intermittent, severe, left-sided loin to groin pain and multiple episodes of vomiting. He undergoes...

Urolithiasis 2 – extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

- Click for Part 1 and Part 3 on this topic - Case scenario A 37-year-old male presents to A&E with 12 hours of intermittent, severe, left-sided loin to groin pain and multiple episodes of vomiting. Urine dipstick shows 2+...

New £1.9M drug trial could delay relapse for prostate cancer patients

A new drug could keep cancer under control for longer for men with advanced prostate cancer and will be tested in a new trial funded with £1.9 million from Prostate Cancer UK. Current treatments, like chemotherapy or hormone-targeting therapies, can...

DUS Annual Meeting 2025 – a story from Nyborg Strand

13–15 November 2025 / Funen, Denmark Naomi Nadler, Urology Resident; Rose Laursen, Urology Resident; and Stine Hedegaard, Consultant Urologist, Department of Urology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark. Every November, the urological community of Denmark migrates to the central island Funen...

ICS updates on continence care: what’s hot in physiotherapy after 80 years?

Origins of pelvic floor physiotherapy Physiotherapy, and in particular pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is nowadays first-line management for pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). PFMT is originally attributed to Dr Arthur Kegel, hence the term Kegel exercises. Indeed, he was the...

In conversation with Jane Brocksom

We were delighted to chat to Jane Brocksom, President of BAUN, about her background in urology nursing and plans for the association in its 25th year. Can you tell us a bit about your background and what led you into...

In conversation with Ian Pearce

We were delighted to catch up with our old friend, Ian Pearce, former Editor of Urology News and new President of BAUS. Can you tell us a little bit about what led you into the field of urology and the...