Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidneys sometimes removed unnecessarily due to misdiagnosis of genetic disorder
Thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease.
Jan 10, 2013
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Renal Cell Carcinoma
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify proteins that indicate which kidney tumors are most likely to spread
Researchers at St. Michael's hospital have identified 29 proteins that are likely to be involved in the spread of kidney cancer. The discovery will help physicians recognize which tumours are going to behave more aggressively ...
Dec 5, 2012
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Surgery
Nephron sparing surgery has excellent lasting outcomes
(HealthDay)—For patients with bilateral renal masses, nephron sparing surgery (NSS) results in excellent long-term oncological and functional outcomes and survival rates, according to a study published in the December issue ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Black patients with kidney cancer have poorer survival than whites
Among patients with the most common form of kidney cancer, whites consistently have a survival advantage over blacks, regardless of patient and tumor characteristics or surgical treatment. That is the conclusion of a new ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Phase III data in treatment of renal cell carcinoma reported
New results from phase III trials exploring treatment options for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma were released at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.
Oct 1, 2012
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Surgery
Single-site laparoscopic surgery reduces pain of tumor removal
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) was less painful ...
Sep 27, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...
Jul 30, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New vaccine for renal cell carcinoma found to increase survival rates
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers working for German pharmaceutical company Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, have outlined two successful outcomes for their multipeptide vaccine IMA901 in a paper they’ve had published in ...
Medications
Afinitor approved for advanced breast cancer
(HealthDay) -- Afinitor (everolimus) has been approved in combination with the drug exemestane to treat postmenopausal women with advanced hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Jul 23, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
New immune therapy shows promise in kidney cancer
An antibody that helps a person's own immune system battle cancer cells shows increasing promise in reducing tumors in patients with advanced kidney cancer, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Jun 4, 2012
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