OBJECTIVE To determine the contemporary survival outcomes from a whole population and identify significant predictors of survival, as contemporary population-based survival outcomes after radical cystectomy (RC) for the treatment of bladder cancer (BC) are sparse. Reports suggest a large disparity between population outcomes and those of centres of excellence. PATIENTS AND METHODS All invasiv...

Correspondence: Shailendra Kapoor 2300 E Cary St Richmond, VA 23223, USA Tel +1 804 2342345 Fax +1 804 3454561 Email [email protected] To the editor The recent article by Villesen et al in a recent issue of your journal was most interesting. Recent studies show that the potency of morphine in efficacious pain control may be influenced greatly by polymorphisms of certain genes. For inst...

Thalidomide, a sedative to ease morning sickness in pregnant women, was banned more than a half century ago due to causing a severe birth defect known as phocomelia. However, the late discovery of its immunomodulatory properties have led to a new era in the treatment of Multiple Myeloma (MM), a fatal disease that back then had no effective therapy available. The recent development and FDA-accel...