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EPAD19: European PSA screening programme is on its way – Part 2
Quality of Life “Early detection of PCa is not only about decreasing mortality rate, but it’s also about Quality of Life”, says André Deschamps, chairman of Europa Uomo. Their study shows that a minority of European men (48%) is...
EPAD 2019: the current status of prostate cancer screening in EU – Part 1
After years of decline, prostate cancer mortality has increased last years in several countries. The late detection of advanced prostate cancer, often due to a lack of awareness, is likely a reflection of this revised trend. Although it is...
ESTU to grant €4,000 for research in renal transplantation
The EAU Section of Transplantation Urology (ESTU) will award a €4,000 grant to support the research and projects in the field of renal transplantation focusing on oncology initiatives for kidney transplant patients. Through this Call for Applications, the ESTU...
EUSP Office is looking for new board members
Are you an EAU member with an active research background and great affinity with education? Do you have broad knowledge of different urological subspecialties and excellent mentoring skills? Then you might be the person we are looking for! The...
New EAU Edu Platform delivers best topic-based content
With the abundance of online sources in the age of Google, reliable and concise content is king. Hence the inception of the new and improved EAU Edu Platform. An initiative by the European Association of Urology (EAU) in collaboration...
Record-high Abstract Submissions & Acceptance
A record-breaking number of abstracts for poster and video presentations were submitted for the upcoming 34th Annual EAU Congress (EAU19) in Barcelona. There were approximately 5,500 abstract submissions for EAU19, which surpassed the number of submissions of all previous congresses. The Copenhagen congress...
Avoid fraudulent EAU19 websites
Several fraudulent websites claim to offer registration for the upcoming 34th Annual EAU Congress (EAU19) as well as hotel accommodation in Barcelona. In the past, we have received reports from registrants who did not have reservation upon their arrival at their hotels,...
David Ralph New ESGURS Chairman
In one of the many new developments at ELUTS18, ESGURS Chairman Dr. Djinovic (Belgrade, RS) announced that he would not be seeking re-election after his first term finishes in the spring of 2019. The ESGURS board nominated Prof. David...
EMUC18: Updates on notable trials
Developments of notable trials were announced today during Plenary Session 06 New trials update: What we need to know which was chaired by Dr. Laurence Colette (BE), Dr. Ganesh Palapattu (US), Dr. Stephen Boorjian (US) and Dr. Alberto Bossi (FR). In his...
ESUI18: Prospects and impact of emerging imaging technologies
The rise of artificial intelligence, imaging-related toxicities, and other cutting-edge topics were featured during the session “Back to the future part I: What to expect in the next decade?”, which was moderated by Prof. Dr. Jurgen Futterer (NL), Prof....