AUA Annual Meeting

Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, from Urology Associates, PC, discusses the new guidelines on prostate cancer screening that were issued by the American Urological Association.

Leonard G. Gomella, MD, from the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses the clinical guidelines released by the American Urological Association at its 2013 Annual Meeting.

An estimated 16,000 urologists will be needed to provide specialty care by 2025, but estimates of the number of urologists likely to be in practice at that time range between 6800 and 7400.

The American Urological Association outlines clinical guidelines for sequencing castration-resistant prostate cancer therapies based on six "index patients" each with specific disease characteristics.

The 108th AUA Annual Meeting held May 4-8 in San Diego, California, contained over 2,000 presentations focused on urologic medicine. This entry contains summaries of four abstracts focused on urothelial, testicular, and prostate cancer.

Expectant management, which includes active surveillance and watchful waiting, is widely underused in the treatment of prostate cancer in the United States.

The 108th American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting is being held at the San Diego Convention Center from May 4 - 8, 2013, and features research, guideline updates, and the latest advances in urologic medicine.