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Urine test for kidney cancer demonstrates encouraging first results
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 23, 2015 Source: Early Kidney Cancer Detection With Urine Test Reference: Morrissey JJ, Mellnick VM, Luo J, Siegel MJ, Figenshau RS, Bhayani S, Kharasch ED. Evaluation of urine aquaporin 1 and perilipin 2 concentrations as biomarkers to screen for renal cell carcinoma. JAMA Oncology, published online March 19, 2015
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Not all kidney cancer requires immediate surgical intervention
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 13, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: ‘Watch and Wait’ Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer Reference: The findings are to be presented at an American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in New York City on February 16, 2013. Research presented at medical meetings is typically considered preliminary until published…
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What is the best method to remove small kidney tumours?
A study presented in early March at the Society of Interventional Radiology meeting held in Seattle asked a straight-forward question: For small tumours of the kidney detected at an early stage, what method works just as well or better at eliminating them? What patient would be best suited for such a procedure. Dr. J. Louis…