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Estimates From a Kidney Cancer Risk Calculator
09/08/2011
Online risk calculators offer different levels of precision in their risk estimates. People interpret numbers in varying ways depending on how they are presented, and we do not know how the number of decimal places displayed might influence perceptions of risk estimates.
Alcohol intake and risk of renal cell carcinoma
09/07/2011
Both the fixed and randomeffects models were used to obtain the summary risk estimates associated with the highest versus the lowest consumption categories depending on the heterogeneity of effects among studies.
Volunteer Spotlight: Uplifiting Athletes
09/02/2011
My older brother started the charity toward the end of our dads life. Our dad was diagnosed with kidney cancer in the 1990s, and it returned in the early 2000s. Scott has been so heavily involved its truly his calling in life. Ive always been on the periphery. You cant be close to someone who is doing something incredible and not get involved or help out in some way."
Pfizer's Xalkori and Abbott test show promise
08/31/2011
Also in the late-stage pipeline are renal cell carcinoma drug axitinib and tofacitinib, for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune disorders.
Kidney Cancer Journal
08/29/2011
Volume 9, Number 1 - 2011 - Official Journal of the Kidney Cancer Association
Kidney cancer discovery could expand treatment options
08/29/2011
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute study uncovers role of gene in renal cancers that dont respond to current therapies but could be helped by existing FDA-approved drug
VIDEO: Kidney Cancer News for August
08/25/2011
Dr. Walter Stadler talks about a clinical trial that is in danger of being discontinued, due to a lack of participation. This month's video also features a spirited pro/con debate from the European International Kidney Cancer Symposium. Watch the video to learn what the controversy is about.
What are the important questions in treating kidney cancer?
08/25/2011
Why are clinical trials still important with all these new drugs for treating advanced kidney cancer?
Canadian ban on the importation of some of drugs
08/20/2011
A Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH plant that has caused shortages in drug supplies will exit the pharmaceutical contract-manufacturing business as it faces a Canadian ban on the importation of some of its drugs.
Blocking cancer cell's energy generator could lead to new targeted treatments
08/20/2011
Cancer Research UK scientists have found that blocking the pathway used by some kidney cancer cells to generate energy can kill the cancer cells, sparing the healthy ones.
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