Overview of Urological Cancers
Urologic cancers are the cancers that occur in the organs of the urinary tract and the male reproductive tract. It can affect organs like kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra, and in men the penis, prostate and testicles.
All About Penile Cancer
Penile cancer is an unnatural growth of cells on the skin or in the tissues of the penis. 95% of penile cancers are squamous cell carcinoma.
This is slow-growing cancer in its early stage and the patient doesn’t cause any symptoms in this stage. The symptoms can be noticed in an advanced stage.
What the colour of your urine says about your health?
Urine is made up of water, salt and chemicals like (urea and uric acid). The colour of urine depends upon how diluted the urochrome pigment is.
The colour changes could be due to foods, medications or food dyes. But in other cases, these colour changes could be an indication of health problems that you should not ignore like a liver condition, urinary infection or kidney stones. Hence it is important to pay attention to changes in colour. If you are experiencing a colour change, make an appointment with your urology doctor.
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Retroperitoneal fibrosis also known as a Ormond’s disease is a rare condition that occurs when excess fibrous tissue develops in the retroperitoneal area (space behind stomach and intestine) which It causes a mass to form. This often causes compression and blockage of the ureters, which are the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder.
Bladder Cancer: Risk Factors
Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder grow abnormally. The most common risk factors of bladder cancer are age, race, gender, exposure to certain chemicals, and having a family history of the disease etc.
Common urinary problem in type 2 diabetes patients
People with type 2 diabetes, most of the time, have to suffer from Urinary tract problems like frequency and urgency of urination, sexual dysfunction and kidney health. This is due to the damage to nerves that support the structures of the urinary tract and the effects of high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. These problems differ from patient to patient.
UTI – CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT
UTI or urinary tract infection is a common type of infection in your urinary system. It can occur in any part of your urinary system, including the urethra, ureters, bladder and kidneys. It can be observed in both men and women but mostly occur in women. Let’s have a closer look at causes, symptoms and treatment of UTI.