title: New findings in bladder and prostate cancer: highlights from the 26th annual congress of the European Association of Urology, March 18-22, 2011, Vienna, Austria.
abstract: At the recent annual congress, of the European Association of Urology (EAU), urologists from around the world presented their exciting discoveries related to an array of topics. Besides the huge variety of different sessions and courses, the EAU Section of Uro-Technology (ESUT) transmitted live broadcasts of surgeries from the medical universities of Vienna and Heilbronn, focusing on novel surgical techniques. Unfortunately, this year's congress was clouded by the environmental disaster and nuclear accident in Japan, which prevented a number of Japanese urologists to attend the congress due to obstacles in travelling. In this brief update, we will highlight some of the findings and the clinical significance of a few of this year's important abstracts in bladder and prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farr
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herout
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margreiter
authors.forename: Georgi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tosev
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Djavan
mesh_terms: D000736:Androstenes; D000737:Androstenols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010388:Pelvis; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000736:Androstenes; D000737:Androstenols; D015415:Biomarkers; C089740:abiraterone