Nephron-Sparing Surgery Possible When Treating Renal Cancer
By medinews.com staff writersPosted on var monthNames = new Array( "January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"); document.write("09 " + monthNames[01-1] +" 2008" ); 09 January 2008 Nephron-sparing surgery is a safe alternative to radical nephrectomy in selected patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX, USA) retrospectively studied data on 567 patients treated with radical nephrectomy and 34 who underwent the nephron-sp...
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - January 16, 2008 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news