Department of Urology Archive — Page 9 of 9
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January 24, 2014
Nine faculty honored with endowed chairs
Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Jan. 22 at the Student Life Center. -
May 23, 2013
VU to lead prostate cancer treatment research effort
David Penson, M.D., MPH, professor of Urologic Surgery, has received a $2 million research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study localized prostate cancer, the second leading cause of death among American men. -
February 28, 2013
New fluorescing agent shines light on bladder cancer cells
Two urologic surgeons at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center are among a leading group of cancer physicians using an innovative new imaging agent and blue light system to “light up” cancerous cells inside the bladder. -
February 14, 2013
Device helps ease child’s overactive bladder burden
Until a year ago, Kate Lamons would slip into her mother’s classroom during school to change clothes, hopefully fast enough that she could return to her own class before anyone noticed that her clothes were wet from an overactive bladder. -
January 30, 2013
Long-term effects of prostate therapies tracked
A new study comparing outcomes among prostate cancer patients treated with surgery versus radiotherapy found differences in urinary, bowel and sexual function after short-term follow-up, but those differences were no longer significant 15 years after initial treatment. -
August 30, 2012
Vanderbilt-led study reveals racial disparities in prostate cancer care
Racial differences exist in quality surgical care, new research from VICC finds.