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Personalized Medicine Continues to Evolve in Oncology
08/21/2018
The use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a novel means of improving cancer care, but there are other methods of improving care that extend beyond the panel itself, explained Leonid Shunyakov, MD, a hematologist/oncologist at Central Care Cancer Center.
VTE Risk May Hurt Survival After Kidney Cancer Surgery
08/20/2018
All-cause mortality was significantly higher among renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients who developed symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) after undergoing nephrectomy and inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombectomy (TT) accompanied by intravascular tumor thrombosis, a retrospective analysis showed.
Testing turns up heavy metals in baby food; what Consumer Reports says parents need to know
08/17/2018
Testing of dozens of the most popular packaged foods for babies and toddlers turned up noticeable and even “worrisome” levels of lead and other heavy metals, according to the watchdog Consumer Reports. Over the course of a child's development, exposure to heavy metals increases the likelihood of developing cancer, particularly lung cancer, bladder cancer and kidney cancer, and increases the risks of issues with neurological development,
Surgery Prevails as Initial Therapy for mRCC
08/17/2018
Patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) had significantly better survival with surgery rather than targeted therapy as the initial treatment, a retrospective review of 15,000 patients showed.
Disease Progression In Patients With Metastatic RCC
08/15/2018
This video discusses disease progression in patients with metastatic RCC.
Robots An Increasing Presence In Maine Operating Rooms
08/14/2018
Robots now assist surgeons with kidney cancer, difficult hernias and gynecologic cancers. Robot-assisted surgeries have the best outcomes and are most justified for hard-to-reach areas of the body, such as for prostate removal and head and neck surgeries, according to a 2016 study published in The Milbank Quarterly, a scholarly journal.
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/PFAS-toxin-every-household-states-sue-chemical-companies
08/13/2018
Medical studies have linked PFAS in drinking water to kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, pancreatic cancer and birth defects.
New Blood Test Could Predict Kidney Cancer 5 Years Before Diagnosis
08/13/2018
According to a study, a blood test could predict kidney cancer risk and survival, five years prior to its diagnosis.
British Scientists Identify Kidney Cancer's Cellular Origin
08/10/2018
Researchers from Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge and the University of Newcastle discovered that adult renal carcinoma cells are a version of a specific rare subtype of healthy adult kidney cell, called PT1. They found that despite genetic differences, all the renal carcinoma cells studied had developed the same PT1 characteristics. These results could provide the basis of a new method for treating cancer by targeting the PT1 cell specifically.
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