Pineapple Cancer Tx;'Catch a Predator' Sting; Deadly Bilateral Nephrectomy?
(MedPage Today) -- Clinicians accused, convicted, or under investigation (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 8, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
CO2 Pneumothorax Following Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy CO2 Pneumothorax Following Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy
This case highlights the awareness and therapeutic choice of noninvasive management for capno-thorax, an uncommon but potentially serious complication of laparoscopic surgery.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Personalized Tx May Extend Life in CKD With Small Renal Tumors
Routine partial nephrectomy yielded longest life expectancy in patients with normal renal function (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - January 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Nephrology, Oncology, Radiology, Surgery, Urology, Journal, Source Type: news
Immediate Surgery No Help in Metastatic RCC
Treating metastatic kidney cancer with immediate cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) did not ward off disease progression, the randomized SURTIME trial confirmed.12/14/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - December 14, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Immediate Surgery No Help in Metastatic RCC
(MedPage Today) -- Limiting nephrectomy to only those who need it may improve survival (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 13, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Adjuvant sunitinib in patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma: safety, therapy management, and patient-reported outcomes in the S-TRAC trial
Adjuvant sunitinib has significantly improved disease-free survival versus placebo in patients with renal cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence post-nephrectomy.11/14/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - November 14, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
MDACC 2018: Debate: Is There Still a Role for Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in the Setting of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma?
Dr. Jose Karam explains the role of cytoreductive nephrectomies when patients have metastatic kidney cancer.11/12/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - November 12, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Sunitinib Alone or after Nephrectomy in Renal Cancer
In the CARMENA (Cancer du Rein Metastatique Nephrectomie et Antiangiog éniques) trial, Méjean et al. (Aug. 2 issue)1 determine the noninferiority of sunitinib alone, as compared with nephrectomy followed by sunitinib, on the basis of the observation that the 95% confidence interval for the hazard ratio of death did not exceed 1.20 (the noninferiority margin for t he trial).11/09/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - November 9, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Surgical Management of Advanced Kidney Cancer: The Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy and Lymphadenectomy
Despite the evolution of systemic therapy from the immunotherapy to targeted therapy eras, surgical management remains a mainstay of treatment of patients with locally advanced, lymph node-positive, and distant metastatic renal cell carcinoma.11/07/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - November 7, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Sunitinib vs Nephrectomy Followed by Sunitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
In an interim analysis of the French phase III noninferiority Carmena trial reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, Arnaud M éjean, MD, PhD, of the Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, and colleagues found that sunitinib alone was not inferior in overall survival vs nephrectomy followed by sunitinib in patients with intermediate- or poor-risk metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.10/30/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - October 30, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Partial Nephrectomy Linked to Improved OS in T1a RCC
A study shows T1a RCC patients have improved overall survival when receiving partial nephrectomy compared with radical nephrectomy. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - October 4, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Leah Lawrence Source Type: news
The Effect of a Therapeutic Pillow on Pain After Nephrectomy The Effect of a Therapeutic Pillow on Pain After Nephrectomy
The use of a therapeutic pillow may help improve discomfort and pain after nephrectomy.Urologic Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Journal Article Source Type: news
Susan describes her cancer diagnosis at age 25
Susan from Alberta, Canada, was diagnosed with stage 1 kidney cancer at age 25. After receiving a radical right nephrectomy, she has remained cancer-free for 12 years. Below, Susan shares her best advice for those going through a similar situation:
1.) Ask questions and record everything so you can remember what the doctor says. It will also serve as a journal for you down the road.
2.) Be kind to yourself. There will be bad days, hard days, but there will be many good days as well so enjoy those when they come.
3.) Let your close loved ones know when you are having a bad day, don ’t keep your feelings to yourself. In...
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - September 20, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
NLR Predicts Survival After Cytoreductive Nephrectomy+Thrombectomy
Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may predict survival following cytoreductive nephrectomy plus thrombectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a new study suggest.09/19/2018 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - September 19, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Case Report Describes 4 Breast Cancer Cases Post Transplant
Single donor transmitted cancer to four recipients; one survived after transplant nephrectomy (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - September 11, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Surgery, Journal, Source Type: news
