Kidney cancer
hideKidney cancer is any cancer that originates in a kidney. The two most common types of kidney cancer, reflecting their location within the kidney, are renal cell carcinoma and renal pelvis carcinoma. The distinction between these two types is important because their most common histologies are different and consequently they respond differently to chemotherapy.
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News tagged with kidney cancer
New cancer study takes major step toward improved treatment
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using their patented chemical compound, SHetA2, researchers tricked cancer ...
FDA questions safety of Glaxo kidney cancer drug
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal regulators said Thursday an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline may cause liver problems, potentially outweighing its ability to slow the disease.
Stem cell protein offers a new cancer target
Jun 01, 2009 |
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A protein abundant in embryonic stem cells is now shown to be important in cancer, and offers a possible new target for drug development, report researchers from the Stem Cell Program at Children's Hospital Boston.
Finding will improve accuracy of cancer diagnosis
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic researchers have determined that two types of kidney tumors previously thought to be different diseases are actually variations ...
Does a person's insurance coverage affect their access to quality cancer care?
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Does a person's insurance coverage affect their access to quality cancer care? According to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, insurance coverage may not only affect a patient's access to health care, but also the quality ...
Bioengineered proteins: Trial confirms new way to tackle cancer
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Re-engineering a protein that helps prevent tumours spreading and growing has created a potentially powerful therapy for people with many different types of cancer. In a study published in the first issue of EMBO Molecular Me ...
Freezing kidney cancer: Hot treatment should be new gold standard for destroying small tumors
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Freezing kidney tumors—using a safe minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that kills the cancer 100 percent effectively without surgery—should be the gold standard or first treatment option for all individuals ...
Discovery offers hope for treating kidney cancer
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Kidney cancer is typically without symptoms until it has spread to other organs, when it is also the most difficult to treat. Newer chemotherapies show great promise for extending survival during later disease stages, but ...
UK kidney cancer patients face toxic, out-dated treatments with little hope of change
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Leading oncologist Professor Tim Eisen has expressed concerns that patients with advanced kidney cancer could be condemned to toxic, barely effective, 20 year-old treatments because the National Institute for Health and Clinical ...
Genes associated with fat metabolism could increase kidney cancer risk
Nov 17, 2008 |
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A team of international scientists has identified three genes associated with the body's processing of fats that may increase susceptibility to kidney cancer. The findings were presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Landmark study finds aggresive, personalized treatment increases kidney cancer patient survival
Nov 01, 2008 |
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A study of nearly 1,500 patients treated for kidney cancer at UCLA in the last 15 years shows that an aggressive, tailored treatment approach results in better survival rates and uncovered subsets of kidney cancer that behave ...
Research suggests doctors should consider kidney-sparing surgery
Oct 01, 2008 |
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A study of almost 1,500 kidney cancer patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center suggests that surgery to spare as much kidney tissue as possible may improve overall survival in patients who also have reduced ...
Researchers find molecule that kills kidney cancer cells
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Kidney cancer patients generally have one option for beating their disease: surgery to remove the organ.
