Search for dissertations about: "Malmö Abrahamsson Urologi"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Malmö Abrahamsson Urologi.
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1. Advanced Bladder Cancer. Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment
Abstract : Treatment of bladder cancer has seen few advancements in recent decades until the introduction of checkpoint inhibitors during the last few years. Bladder cancer diagnostics have been similarly impaired and the likely advent of novel treatments in the neoadjuvant setting will require new diagnostic tools in the preoperative setting in muscleinvasive bladder cancer. READ MORE
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2. Regulatory Proteins in Progenitors and Differentiated Cells of the Human Prostate
Abstract : Prostate cancer (PC) develops from an androgen-dependent tissue that contains androgen receptors in both the stromal and glandular compartments. Surgical removal of the prostate may cure the patient, but if metastatic spread has occurred, androgen suppression therapy is the standard treatment. READ MORE
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3. Cellular mechanisms of taxane therapy in castration resistant prostate cancer
Abstract : Chemotherapy of castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is based on taxane formulations worldwide. Only 30-50 % of patients respond to this therapy and the exact cellular mechanisms of taxane resistance in PC cells are not fully elucidated. There is convincing evidence that androgen receptor (AR) is affected by exposure to these compounds. READ MORE
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4. Cytogenetic studies of normal kidney tissue and renal cell carcinoma
Abstract : In the present thesis normal kidney tissue and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were studied by cytogenetic and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methods to investigate chromosomal aberrations. In the first study, 4 samples of nonneoplastic kidney tissue were cultured for cytogenetic analysis and trisomy 7 was found in all cases in 3-15% of the cells. READ MORE
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5. Epididymal and accessory sex gland function and semen quality
Abstract : Infertility, defined as the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected regular intercourse, affects up to 15% of all couples of reproductive age. The infertility can originate from female, male or both partners. In up to 50% of the affected couples, a male factor is the cause of infertility. READ MORE