Introduction: Medicare eligibility at 65 has been associated with increased diagnosis and survival for certain cancers due to greater health care utilization. We aim to assess for a similar "Medicare effect" for bladder and kidney cancers, which has not been previously established.
Methods: Patients diagnosed with bladder or kidney cancer from 2000-2018 at ages 60-69 years were identified with the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.
With the budding interest in testosterone therapy (TTh), online health information plays a significant role in patients' health care decisions. Therefore, we evaluated the source and readability of web-based information available to patients regarding TTh on Google. From Google search terms "Testosterone Therapy" and "Testosterone Replacement", 77 unique sources were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is associated with clinical benefit in urothelial carcinoma. While extensive research evaluating role of tumor mutational expression profiles and clinicopathologic factors into chemoresponse has been published, the role of gut microbiome (GM) in bladder cancer in chemoresponse has not been thoroughly evaluated. A working knowledge of the microbiome and its effect on all forms of cancer therapy in BC is critical.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPatients may turn to social media websites, such as Reddit, for information on erectile dysfunction prior to seeking care from a physician. We sought to identify, characterize, and assess the quality of the erectile dysfunction treatments discussed on the highly influential Reddit website. We assessed 2634 comments from two subreddits, r/AskMen and r/ErectileDysfunction, for positive and negative statements regarding treatments for erectile dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemic priapism has rarely been reported in the setting of acute spinal cord injury. Herein, we present a 25 year-old male with cavernous blood gas evidence of ischemic priapism following a traumatic gunshot wound with a retained bullet fragment in the third cervical vertebra. The patient received definitive treatment with corporal aspiration and irrigation, with no evidence of priapism recurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: INTRODUCTION Genitourinary foreign body (FB) insertion is a rare occurrence. Commonly reported reasons for insertion include autoeroticism and intoxication, however psychiatric illness is thought to contribute in most cases. In the incarcerated population, malingering plays a prominent role.
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