News Posts List
A Man of Many Battles: Genitourinary Expert Spurs Advances Amid Challenges
12/27/2012
Nicholas Vogelzang, a founder of the Kidney Cancer Association, knows what it’s like to start over.
International Kidney Cancer Congress Clinical Trials App
12/24/2012
The International Kidney Cancer Congress, a group dedicated to promoting the value of clinical trials, has released a new app for the iPhone and iPad that permits the user to browse clinical trials. Also featured are expert videos and stories of hope and inspiration from kidney cancer survivors.
Ablation devices will be fastest growing segment in the US nonvascular interventional radiology device sector
12/21/2012
Medical technology market intelligence specialist, Millennium Research Group (MRG) forecasts that the segment of the United States nonvascular interventional radiology device market with the fastest growth and greatest potential is ablation devices, comprising radiofrequency (RF) ablation, cryoablation and microwave ablation devices.
Slushy spares kidney during partial nephrectomy
12/21/2012
US researchers report the success and feasibility of a novel method of carrying out partial nephrectomy in kidney patients, using minimally invasive surgery.
R&D Lessons from Pfizer's New Breast Cancer Drug, PD-332,991
12/21/2012
One often thinks that Big Pharma has enormous resources that enables companies to move all programs aggressively. I think this example shows this not to be true.
Hungarian Translation of "We Have Kidney Cancer"
12/21/2012
Veserákunk van Gyakorlati útmutató betegek és családjaik számára.
Teen With Kidney Cancer Designs High Heel for ShoeDazzle
12/20/2012
Denise Richards has teamed up with ShoeDazzle to design two pairs of shoes, the proceeds of which will be used entirely to benefit the Kidney Cancer Association. Denise's mom tragically died from the disease in 2007, so this is obviously a project very close to the actress's heart. For the shoe company's Celebrity Shoe Design Program for Charity project, Denise worked with Taylor "Tay" Filorimo, a teen diagnosed with kidney cancer.
More Patients May Be Offered Partial Nephrectomy For Kidney Cancer Through A Minimally Invasive Robotic Approach
12/20/2012
Urologists at Henry Ford Hospital have developed a new technique that could make minimally invasive robotic partial nephrectomy procedures the norm, rather than the exception for kidney cancer patients.
Causes, Risks And Symptoms Of Transitional Cell Cancer
12/20/2012
Transitional cell cancer happens to be the second most common form of kidney cancer.
Hollywood's Denise Richards Fighting for Kidney Cancer Awareness to Honor Her Mom's Memory
12/19/2012
How Denise Richards Is Fighting Kidney Cancer, One Heel at a Time