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Mitigating renal complications post-bilateral ureteroscopy: a look at stents and surgery time
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Revisiting voided volume: the forgotten parameter in assessing BOO surgical outcomes
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Beyond traditional stenting: evaluating pigtail suture stents for reduced ureterorenoscopy symptoms
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From TURP to enucleation: navigating the complex relationship between BPH treatments and bladder cancer
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Exploring the complex interplay: BPH, nocturia, and aging male health
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Open AccessMultimedia-based hormone therapy information program for patients with prostate cancer: the result of a randomized pilot study
Few studies have explored the feasibility and efficacy of a multimedia information intervention for patients with prostate cancer who are undergoing hormone therapy. Thus, the purpose of the study was to asses...
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Open AccessDevelopment and assessment of a self-management intervention for urinary incontinence among patients with prostate cancer: protocol for a randomized feasibility study
Urinary incontinence is a common complication among patients with prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy. Guided by social cognitive theory and a framework for the recovery of health and well...
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Emotional state and cancer-related self-efficacy as affecting resilience and quality of life in kidney cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
To assess the relationship between resilience and quality of life (QOL) of kidney cancer patients, including influencing factors.
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Open AccessAssociation of urinary ketamine and APOA1 levels with bladder dysfunction in ketamine abusers revealed via proteomics and targeted metabolite analyses
Chronic ketamine abuse is associated with bladder dysfunction and cystitis. However, the effects of ketamine abuse on the urinary proteome profile and the correlations among urinary proteins, urinary ketamine ...
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Open AccessSecond-line Hormonal Therapy for the Management of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer: a Real-World Data Study Using a Claims Database
We evaluated the efficacy of second-line hormonal therapy for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in a real-world retrospective study. We conducted a population-based real-worl...
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Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer and the risk of autoimmune diseases
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been a mainstay of treatment for advanced prostate cancer (PCa), but limited studies have been performed to investigate the association between ADT and autoimmune diseases.
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Androgen deprivation therapy and the risk of tenosynovitis in prostate cancer patients
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) use in prostate cancer (PCa) patients has been reported to have an association with rheumatoid arthritis. We aimed to assess the impact of ADT on the subsequent risk of tenos...
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Statin reduces the risk of dementia in diabetic patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been reported to increase the risk of dementia. Statin use decreases the risk of dementia. This study is aimed to investigate the association of statin use and dementia i...
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Design and manufacture of high-filling-efficiency microfluidic devices
In this study, we proposed an efficient method for mass production of high-filling-efficiency microfluidic devices. Precision machining was the main process of device fabrication. The commercially available So...
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Open AccessReversible 90-Degree Rotation of Fe Magnetic Moment Using Hydrogen
[Pd/Fe]2 multilayers were deposited on a flat MgO(001) to study the effect of hydrogen on magnetic interlayer coupling. Complex magnetic hysteresis behavior, including single, double, and triple loops, were measu...
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Open AccessThe role of PD-L1 in the radiation response and clinical outcome for bladder cancer
Identification of potential factors that can stratify a tumor’s response to specific therapies will aid in the selection of cancer therapy. The aim was to highlight the role of programmed cell death 1 ligand 1...
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Glucose-regulated protein 78 mediates the anticancer efficacy of shikonin in hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells
Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is a key modulator of prostate cancer progression and therapeutic resistance. Prostate cancer is a worldwide health problem, and therapeutic resistance is a critical obstac...
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TGF-β1 mediates the radiation response of prostate cancer
Radiotherapy is the main treatment modality for prostate cancer. This study investigated the role of TGF-β1 in biological sequelae and tumor regrowth following irradiation, which are critical for the clinical ...
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Thrombomodulin mediates the migratory ability of hormone-independent prostate cancer cells through the regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition biomarkers
Thrombomodulin (TM) is highly expressed in endothelial cells and plays the key role in maintaining physical homeostasis. In addition, many pieces of evidence also show that TM contains the diagnostic value for...
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Open AccessThrombomodulin expression regulates tumorigenesis in bladder cancer
The identification of potential tumor markers will help improve therapeutic planning and patient management. Thrombomodulin (TM) is a sensitive urothelial marker. TM was reported to be one of the endogenous an...
