EPA bans two solvents linked to cancer
Two commonly used solvents that have been linked to cancer were banned Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Kidney Neoplasms
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Even low levels of arsenic in drinking water raise kidney cancer risk, new study finds
New research findings from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health indicate that exposure to even low levels of arsenic poses significant health risks, including an increased risk of kidney cancer.
Dec 2, 2024
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Study sheds light on copper's role in driving kidney cancer
A new study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers details how the accumulation of copper helps clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)—the most common kidney cancer—grow and advance in stage. The findings ...
Nov 7, 2024
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New imaging technique accurately detects aggressive kidney cancer
A new study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form ...
Oct 3, 2024
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Genetic mutations in HRAS, KRAS genes linked to childhood cancers
Hereditary changes in genes are often the cause of rare diseases. For example, disease-causing gene variants (PVs) in the HRAS gene cause Costello syndrome and PVs in the KRAS gene cause Noonan syndrome and cardio-facio-cutaneous ...
Sep 26, 2024
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Widespread disparities exist in treating advanced kidney and bladder cancers
A study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reveals significant disparities across the country in the use of immunotherapy for patients with advanced kidney and bladder cancers. The findings, published in ...
Sep 4, 2024
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New anti-cancer 'degrader' targets protein essential to infant leukemia
Scientists at Van Andel Institute and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a potent anti-cancer compound that inhibits cancer cell growth in a tough-to-treat type of infant leukemia. The findings are published ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Review highlights advances in kidney cancer research and care
New insights into the biology of kidney cancer, including those informed by scientific discoveries that earned a Nobel Prize, have led to advances in treatment and increased survival rates, according to a review by UNC Lineberger ...
Aug 28, 2024
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Belzutifan improves progression-free survival in advanced renal cell cancer
Belzutifan, a hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) inhibitor, improves progression-free survival and objective responses over everolimus among patients with advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, according to a study published ...
Aug 23, 2024
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Inside airport's efforts to clean up PFAS firefighting foams
Taxiing jet engines groaned on the tarmac, their fumes filling the Port of Seattle's firetruck bays on an early summer day here. Snaking hoses connected tanks and filters in a complex cleanup operation.
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