Search for dissertations about: "Urothelial bladder cancer"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words Urothelial bladder cancer.

  2. 16. Effects of BCG-treatment on urinary bladder cancer with focus on nitric oxide

    Author : Tomas Thiel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is used as a single agent or adjuvant therapy in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. In spite being one of the most efficient immunological treatments in cancer, BCG for bladder cancer is afflicted with a number of unsolved problems. READ MORE

  4. 17. Sex differences in cancer risk and survival

    Author : Cecilia Radkiewicz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Aim: The objective of study I was to delineate and quantify sex differences in cancer risk and survival together with assessing the potential gain achieved by eliminating the excess cancer risk in men. Study II and III aimed to in detail characterize the superior non-small cell lung cancer survival and the inferior urinary bladder cancer survival, in women, with the underlying objective to identify underlying drivers to these two phenomena. READ MORE

  5. 18. Improving chemotherapy in advanced urothelial cancer : real-world data studies and prospective clinical trials

    Author : Karin Holmsten; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Advanced urothelial cancer (UC) is an aggressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. The primary aim of this thesis was to improve chemotherapy with respect to treatment efficacy, safety, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in advanced UC. READ MORE

  6. 19. Challenges in the management of urothelial cancer : novel treatment, evaluation of biomarkers, and imaging techniques

    Author : Carl-Henrik Shah; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Urothelial cancer (UC) is the most common malignancy found in the urinary tract. The global annual incidence is approximately 430 000 new cases (Sweden: 3 200 new cases). Approximately one in four new UC patients being diagnosed has muscle-invasive disease. READ MORE

  7. 20. Upper-tract urothelial carcinoma : diagnostics and prognostic factors

    Author : Camilla Malm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is rare, constituting 5-10% of all urothelial cancers. Urothelial carcinoma of the bladder is a common disease and is more studied than UTUC. READ MORE