Key session presented at the 44th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, 23-26th October 2024, New Delhi, India.

Key session presented at the 44th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie, 23-26th October 2024, New Delhi, India.

A global cancer report covering 185 countries has predicted a 77% rise in cases and a 90% increase in deaths by 2050. In 2022, the mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) for all cancers was 46.6%, highest with pancreatic cancer at 89.4%. Men faced higher cancer incidence and mortality, a gap that is set to widen by 16% by 2050. Low-HDI nations are expected to experience a three-fold rise in cancer cases and deaths.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may increase the risk of developing hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to a large-scale analysis involving over 582,000 patients. Those diagnosed with HPV demonstrated a 35.6% higher risk of new-onset HS compared to matched controls (HR: 1.356). This association remained consistent across various demographic and clinical groups.

Antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ABC) accelerates healing in infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), confirmed new research. ABC significantly shortened wound healing time and reduced the number of debridements compared to traditional treatments. There was no increase in the incidence of complications with ABC. This marked the first meta-analysis to evaluate ABC’s effectiveness in this context.

Lower bone density in osteoporosis could amplify inflammatory responses, leading to more prominent periapical lesions. A study noted a significant association between osteoporosis & a higher number of teeth with apical periodontitis (AP) & inadequate root canal–filled teeth treatments (iRCFT) with AP. Bisphosphonate users showed a reduced prevalence of root canal–filled teeth, suggesting a possible protective effect.