Greater Boston Urology Blog

What is BCG Treatment for Bladder Cancer?

If you've been diagnosed with early-stage bladder cancer and your doctor prescribes Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment, you likely googled "What is BCG...

Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies for Bladder Cancer

In honor of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, we've asked one of our nurse practitioners, Urline Gregoire from our North Easton Care Center, to answer common...

What is a Metabolic Workup for Kidney Stones?

If you're at risk for kidney stones or you've already experienced one of these painful little buggers, your urologist has likely drawn blood for a metabolic...

Robotic Surgery for Cancer: What You Need to Know

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. Today, we're shining the light on robotic surgery for cancer, specifically urologic cancers like bladder cancer,...

What Does Blood in the Urine Indicate? Understanding...

Seeing blood in your urine can be distressing, but it's important not to panic. Hematuria, which is the medical name for blood in the urine, can have many...

25 Facts About Bladder Cancer

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, a time to encourage understanding of this disease along with the raising of critical funds for research. It's also a...

Axonics vs. Medtronic for Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction

Are you suffering from overactive bladder, urinary retention, or fecal incontinence? Is it affecting your quality of life? Have you tried lifestyle changes and...

Bladder Health Awareness Month

November is Bladder Health Awareness Month. So let's talk about our bladders! How big is a bladder anyway? How much urine can a bladder hold? Why is our pee...

MRI-Compatible Sacral Neuromodulation Now Available for...

In the past, certain patients with overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome and fecal incontinence (FI) couldn't receive sacral neuromodulation because of their need...