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Editorial On Health Summit: A Pointless Gabfest
02/21/2010
So when all was said and done, what actually was accomplished by the seven-hour gabfest at Blair House?
Metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma to the gallbladder
02/20/2010
Renal cell carcinoma is the most lethal of all urologic malignancies with a high metastatic potential. Approximately 25% of patients present with stage IV disease and up to 40% of patients have disease recurrence after nephrectomy. Computed Tomography is an important imaging modality for initial diagnosis and restaging of this patient population. Although extremely rare, metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma has been reported to metastasize to the gallbladder.
Multi-targeted chemo switch improves PFS
02/20/2010
Maximum tolerated dose chemotherapy followed by metronomic chemotherapy a method using frequent low doses plus a multikinase inhibitor improved PFS and response rates in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, according to the findings of a phase-2 trial.
The Use of the American Society of Anesthesiology Classification as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
02/20/2010
The authors analyzed whether the American Society of Anesthesiology classification could be used as a prognostic factor in renal cell carcinoma. The ASA classification could be used as a prognostic factor in renal cell carcinoma.
NUB1, an interferon-inducible protein, mediates anti-proliferative actions and apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma cells through cell-cycle regulation
02/18/2010
NEDD8 ultimate buster 1 (NUB1) is an interferon (IFN)-inducible protein that downregulates NEDD8 expression and its conjugation system. Although overexpression of NUB1 induces a growth-inhibitory effect in cells, the mechanisms underlying the anti-mitogenic actions of NUB1 in cancer cells remain uncertain. We investigated the anti-cancer effects of NUB1 in human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells.
I'd be dead If I lived under the Canadian health system
02/17/2010
I had kidney cancer in 2007, in the U.S., I got a CAT scan in 24 hours and had the surgery that saved my life within two weeks. Under the Canadian system, I would have waited at least six months for the CAT scan perhaps over a year, the cancer would have killed me long before then.
George Milton Lopeman Jr. 1945-2010
02/17/2010
George Milton Lopeman Jr., 64, Gardner, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, Olathe, after a long battle with cancer.
What's CareFlash and can it help me?
02/16/2010
Celebrities Support World Kidney Day, March 11
02/16/2010
A growing list of noteworthy figures from the world of sports, and others, are joining Hollywood stars to support World Kidney Day, March 11, 2010.
Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer: Switching To Metronomic Therapy Could Offer New Treatment Option
02/16/2010
An article published Online First in The Lancet Oncology reports that a new multi-targeted "chemo-switch" drug regimen shows promising anti-tumour activity with manageable side effects in patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma (RCC).
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