News tagged with radical nephrectomy
Active surveillance provides a viable alternative to surgery for small kidney masses
Active surveillance of small kidney masses is a safe and effective alternative to immediate surgery, with similar overall and cancer specific survival rates, according to a study published in the November issue of the urology ...
Surgery
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Safer kidney cancer surgery under-used for poorer, sicker Medicare, Medicaid patients
An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or rely on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care, according to a ...
Cancer
May 15, 2012 |
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Kidney cancer patients do better when whole kidney is not removed
Kidney cancer patients who had only their tumor removed had better survival than patients who had their entire kidney removed, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Cancer
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic finds surgeon caseload, practice setting affect treatment of small kidney tumors
Patients with small kidney tumors are more likely to be offered treatment options based on surgeons' case volume and type of practice than on tumor characteristics, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Fellowship-trained surgeons ...
Cancer
May 15, 2011 |
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