Stage and grade dominate RCC outcomes
Tumor grade and American Joint Committee on Cancer stage have emerged as the most important predictors of mortality in a competing risks analysis of patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC).10/23/2013 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - October 23, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Stage and grade dominate RCC outcomes
Tumor grade and American Joint Committee on Cancer stage have emerged as the most important predictors of mortality in a competing risks analysis of patients undergoing nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - October 22, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
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Nephrectomy can be avoided with early diagnosis of this serious complication of diabetes. The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Findings support partial nephrectomy for T1b RCC
Partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy provide comparable cancer control for T1b renal cell carcinoma, yet use of the less radical approach has remained limited in the USA over recent years, study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - August 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Robotic Ultrasound Beneficial for Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
Surgeons saw advantages in robotic, over laparoscopic, ultrasound probes during robotic partial nephrectomy, and similar perioperative outcomes and margin rates. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - August 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned
Researchers have found that cytoreductive radiofrequency ablation plus sunitinib offers limited benefits over sunitinib alone in the treatment of small tumors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - July 29, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Cytoreductive nephrectomy for small RCC tumors questioned
Researchers have found that cytoreductive radiofrequency ablation plus sunitinib offers limited benefits over sunitinib alone in the treatment of small tumors in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - July 29, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Study Clarifies Surgical Options for Kidney Cancer
Surgery is often the first step in treating kidney cancer, and new data from the University of Rochester Medical Center, which contradicts earlier research, questions whether removal of only the tumor (partial nephrectomy) is better than removing the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy). The decided trend for the past decade has been toward a partial resection in the case of smaller cancers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
New surprising findings on survival outcomes; radical vs. partial nephrectomy
“Our data appears to seriously question the assumption that by saving kidney tissue, we are helping patients avoid future kidney failure..."07/25/2013 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - July 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
URMC study clarifies surgical options for kidney cancer
(University of Rochester Medical Center) Surgery is often the first step in treating kidney cancer, and new data from the University of Rochester Medical Center, which contradicts earlier research, questions whether removal of only the tumor (partial nephrectomy) is better than removing the entire kidney (radical nephrectomy). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 24, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Poor evidence occludes locally advanced RCC surgery recommendations
Researchers have failed to find sufficient evidence to conclude whether concomitant lymph node dissection or ipsilateral adrenalectomy with radical nephrectomy improves oncologic outcomes for patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma. (Source: MedWire News - Oncology)
Source: MedWire News - Oncology - June 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Statin Use Improved Survival Post-Nephrectomy for RCC
The use of statins was independently associated with improvements in overall survival and disease-specific survival among a group of patients who had undergone partial or radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - May 16, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
At Increased Cost, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
A study found that robotic partial nephrectomy to remove kidney cancer tumors resulted in better outcomes, but also had significantly higher hospital charges. The data were presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association. (Source: Cancer Network)
Source: Cancer Network - May 10, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
The Many Benefits Of Robot-Assisted Kidney Cancer Surgery Do Not Include Cost
Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. However, the study also shows that robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) - while resulting in fewer complications than both open (OPN) and laparoscopic (LPN) removal of cancerous kidney tissue - also involves more "excessive" hospital charges... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology / Nephrology Source Type: news
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy effective for advanced renal masses
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy is an effective treatment approach for individuals with renal cell carcinoma who have larger or more advanced renal masses, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Urology)
Source: MedWire News - Urology - April 29, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
