The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower pelvis. The bladder wall is made up of many layers of cells. It has an outer layer of muscle cells, and an inner lining layer of other kinds of cells. Bladder cancer can affect any one or all of these cells. Learn more >
Blood in the urine means there are red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine. Often the urine looks normal to the naked eye. But when checked under a microscope, it contains a high number of red blood cells. Here's what you need to know. Learn more >
A kidney is made up of many layers of cells. Kidney cancer can affect any one or all of these layers. The cancer can stop the kidneys from working normally. Kidney cancer may spread to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it’s called metastasis. Learn more >
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men (not counting skin cancer) in the U.S. It tends to occur mainly in older men. In most cases prostate cancer is found before it has spread to other parts of the body. Cancer that hasn’t spread is easier to treat and cure. Learn more >
Maximilian Nitze Award for the project titled "Clinical, Molecular, and Genetic Correlates of Lymphatic Spread in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma." The Maximilian Nitze Award is the highest scientific honor awarded by the German Society of Urology for outstanding scientific achievements in experimental or clinical urology (Awardee: Nils Kroeger; Mentor: Pantuck), 2012
Best Poster in Kidney Cancer û Basic Research II Session û AUA Annual Meeting 2012, "DC-Ad-GMACAIX Based Vaccine Therapy is Safe and Effective in Immunocompetent Murine Kidney Cancer Tumor Models" BirkhSuser F, et al., 2012
First Prize, best poster, Renal tumours: surgical treatment and prognosis European Association of Urology, Milan, Italy, 2008
Best Scientific Paper Published in European Urology, 2007
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 1st author, 2002
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 2nd author, 2002
American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award, 2nd author, 2001
