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Advancing the War Against Kidney Cancer
10/07/2013
Currently, there’s no standard of care to treat kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. A phase ll trial involving an existing drug may change that.
Kidney Cancer Drug Information Sheets
10/07/2013
Several therapeutics are used to treat advanced kidney cancer...
Discouraging Medical Research/Development: an Unintended Consequence of Nationalized Healthcare
10/06/2013
Reality is that if my longer term kidney cancer survivor friends and I were British citizens, we would not be alive.
Omeros Unlocks Six Additional Class A Orphan GPCRs and Identifies Small Molecules Targeting Two Commercially Validated Class B GPCRs
10/04/2013
The CRA detects receptor antagonists, agonists and inverse agonists. Omeros has announced that it has identified and confirmed sets of compounds that interact selectively with 52 orphan receptors linked to metastatic melanoma and lung cancer (GPR19), renal cell carcinoma...
SIU professor to lead kidney cancer study
10/04/2013
A research scientist at SIU School of Medicine in Springfield has been awarded a three-year federal grant, worth more than $375,000, from the National Cancer Institute...
Seventh Annual Benefit for Jane Planned for October 13
10/03/2013
SOMERVILLE, MA--- On Sunday, October 13th 2013, the Seventh Annual ‘Benefit for Jane,’ sponsored by the Kidney Cancer Association will take place at The Burren in Davis Square, located at 247 Elm Street in Somerville. For one night, some of Boston’s hottest musical acts will join together, all supporting an important cause.
Scientists Announce Discovery of Cure
10/01/2013
Researchers claim to have found a cure for a very aggressive type of skin cancer known to the scientific community as melanoma. What's more, they maintain that, once further investigations are carried out, their treatment could successfully tackle other forms of cancer.
What's it like to live with kidney cancer?
09/30/2013
What's it like to live with kidney cancer? Learn from survivors and caregivers. Then, read the companion book to this video series, "We Have Kidney Cancer: Survivor Stories," available for purchase on Amazon.com or as a FREE PDF e-book from KidneyCancer.org.
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