Tag: Cancer: Kidney
Type 2 Diabetes Ups Risk of Renal Cancer in Women, but Not Men
Association strongest in patients with diabetes duration of five years or less
Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Tops Sunitinib for Advanced Renal CA
Overall survival, objective response higher than sunitinib for untreated clear-cell advanced RCC
Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab Shows Benefit in Met Renal CA
Progression-free survival benefit for patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Robotic Radical Nephrectomy Becoming More Common
And robotic laparoscopy for rectal cancer resection does not reduce risk for conversion to open surgery
Geriatric Consults Remain Rare in Kidney Cancer Care
Although use of medical co-management and rehabilitation services increasing
Multigene Panel Tests Can ID Hereditary Kidney Cancer
Most commonly altered genes were folliculin and fumarate hydratase, altered in 1.8 and 1.3 percent
Loss of Smell May Affect Nutrition in Patients With Renal Disease
Proof-of-concept study shows increase in odor identification score with intranasal theophylline
Worse Outcomes for HIV Kidney Recipients on PI-Based ART
Increased risk of allograft loss, death for HIV-positive patients receiving protease inhibitor ART
Sedentary Lifestyle May Up Risk of Renal, Bladder Cancers
73 percent increased risk for bladder cancer, 77 percent increased risk for renal
ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 16-18
The 2017 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium was held from Feb. 16 to 18 in...
