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University of Alabama linebacker loses cancer fight at 28
03/26/2008
Victor Ellis was diagnosed last August with medullary renal cell carcinoma, a brutal and largely unfamiliar cancer that originated in his kidney and quickly spread to his lungs, chest cavity, spine and pelvis. Last month, the cancer spread to his heart.
Reports on kidney cancer findings from University Hospital provide new insights
03/24/2008
A patient with a solitary brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma achieved partial response of a cerebral lesion following treatment with sunitinib.
Oprah's Big Give Dakota
03/24/2008
Child has a rare form of kidney cancer called nephroblastoma, or Wilms' tumor.
Disgust at drug lottery
03/22/2008
The partner of music legend Tony Wilson has spoken of her disgust at the cancer drugs lottery which denied him NHS treatment for kidney cancer in his final months.
Teammates of Hannie Vanderkaay raised over $6,000 at a recent benefit hockey game in aid of the Charlottetown man stricken with kidney cancer.
03/22/2008
Public comment: Anyone who believes that socialized medicine is going to save them is doomed. If you get cancer in Canada, the treatment you will receive is out of date chemotherapy that will do nothing except expedite your death. Canadians who can afford it go to the USA when they get sick so that they will have access to modern treatment.
Dying with dignity
03/18/2008
Eleanor Clift wrote a book, 'Two Weeks of Life,' about the last days of her husband, Tom Brazaitis. Dying of kidney cancer, he elected to spend his remaining time at home with hospice care rather than in an institution.
Interventional Cryoablation Stops Kidney Cancer Cold
03/17/2008
95 percent effective when the tumors are four centimeters or smaller.
National Cancer Institute's Updated Snapshot on Kidney Cancer
03/16/2008
The National Cancer Institutes (NCIs) investment in kidney cancer research has increased 25% since fiscal year 2002 to $33.4 million. [PDF]
Cancer didn't dim builder's longing to return home
03/16/2008
Waiting at his home were hospice workers to make him comfortable.
Ill fight for my right to live
03/16/2008
Angry cancer patient takes on his health board after being refused treatment widely available in other areas of the country.
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