News Posts List
Pharmacyclics initiates Xcytrin clinical trial
04/25/2011
The trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Xcytrin used as a single agent in approximately 40 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Study: CFL Light Bulbs Cause Cancer
04/24/2011
A damning new study conducted by German scientists has found that so-called energy saving light bulbs contain poisonous carcinogens that could cause cancer and should be kept as far away as possible from the human environment, but Americans will be forced to replace their traditional light bulbs with toxic CFLs ahead of a government ban set to take effect at the start of next year.
Government Denies Kidney Cancer Patients Life-Saving Drug
04/23/2011
Everolimus may help to increase survival rates in some cases of kidney cancer drug for the treatment of advanced form of kidney cancer will not be available on the NHS in England and Wales.
VIDEO: Non-Surgical Treatment of Kidney Cancer
04/23/2011
Dr. Kamran Ahmar of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, discusses the use of two methods of dealing with kidney tumors that can be done with tiny probes inserted through the skin guided by imaging to destroy the tumor tissue -- Radio frequency ablation (using heat) and cryosurgery (using freezing).
VIDEO: Keyhole Surgery for Kidney Cancer
04/20/2011
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy has almost replaced open surgery as the treatment of choice for kidney cancer. http://www.urologycentre.com.sg/kidney_cancer.html
Bone Mets: Who Are the Long-Term Survivors?
04/15/2011
Renal cell carcinoma is sometimes associated with bone metastasis. Several risk factors have been reported but some are still controversial. Also, the significance of laboratory tests has not been fully examined for such cases.
WSJ: Winning the Real ObamaCare War
04/15/2011
The GOP fight over the health law's 'slush funds' is a sideshow.
Supreme Court to Consider Obamacare Case Friday
04/14/2011
If they decide to grant Virginia's petition, it will not be the first time this very exclusive club has produced raised eyebrows and sharp intakes of breath.
Report: Optimizing Treatment for Kidney Cancer
04/14/2011
This report is part of a series of oncology reports that allow you to see what is actually happening at the patient level for different types of patients presenting with a wide range of issues in advanced stages of cancer.