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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...Prostate cancer series: diagnostics 2
- Click here for Part 1 - A 68-year-old male was referred to the two-week wait prostatic clinic with a serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) of 17. He had no bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms, relevant past medical history or...The High Operation
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the BAUS Virtual museum of the History of Urology which is part of the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last three articles I...Figure 1 app
Figure 1 is an app that enables the sharing of medical images to aid learning. In essence, Figure 1 is an Instagram for healthcare. It was launched in 2013 and now connects a network of up to one million healthcare...Demanding cases or nightmares in endourology? May/Jun 2016
In the third article in this series the authors describe their experience with the very rare indications for laparoscopic stone surgery. Case 1 A 44-year-old woman presented with several months of malaise and right flank pain. A CT scan demonstrated...Prostate cancer nurse specialist shortage: a view from the coal face
Prostate Cancer UK recently reported that there is an impending crisis for men with prostate cancer, simply because the number of nurse specialists available is insufficient for their needs [1]. Background As has been widely reported, the incidence of prostate...Burnout: is this just a pandemic phenomenon?
The phrase ‘burnout’ is often heard, but what is it, and what are the early warning signs? Importantly, how can it be prevented or managed? Over the last few years, health professional wellbeing, mental health, and burnout have come to...Moving hospitals as a consultant urological surgeon: what are the challenges?
Despite over 100 unfilled consultant urological surgeon posts in the UK, the reasons why an established surgeon should wish to move hospitals can still be viewed with suspicion. Why is this the case, when in many other careers, both within...
Urology MDTs: what members think
This study aimed to examine the functionality of urology cancer multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs). Evidence has suggested that urology MDTs are not as well structured as other surgical disciplines. MDT members were asked their views on if there were any...SmashUrology: The Question Bank for FRCS (Urol) and FEBU Exam Preparation
SmashUrology is an online educational platform developed specifically to support urology trainees preparing for the FRCS (Urol) and FEBU examinations. Founded by Ibrahim Ibrahim, a senior urology registrar based in Glasgow, the platform was created in response to a lack...
