Bladder cancer

New interesting findings for the tumor marker UBC® Rapid

Mar 21, 2016

Result from a new German multicenter study

At this year’s EAU (European Association of Urology) meeting in Munich, March 11-15, a German multi-center study on UBC® Rapid was presented. Responsible for the study was Dr Thorsten Ecke, Helios Hospital, Department of Urology, Bad Sarrow. Urine samples were analyzed by UBC®Rapid POC test and evaluated quantitatively. The study showed very high sensitivity and specificity for high grade tumors generally 71/94%, and for CIS patients the sensitivity was even higher 87%.The authors concluded that UBC® Rapid should be added in the diagnostics for high risk bladder cancer and in particular for CIS patients with tumors in the bladder.

6 things you need to know about Bladder Cancer

Jun 12, 2018 |

Bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world with an estimated 430 000 new cases reported in 2012. Men are more than three times more likely to get bladder cancer than women. Smoking is a major cause of bladder cancer. Exposure to industrial...

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