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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Kidney Cancer Facts

Drugmakers seek FDA approval for Nexavar

October 03, 2008
Drugmakers Bayer and Onyx have requested Food and Drug Administration approval of a medication for the most common form of liver cancer. Nexavar is already approved in more than 50 countries for advanced kidney cancer. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Obesity and Asthma Are Not a Great Mix
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...breathing problems Breast, colorectal, endometrial and kidney cancer Obesity can also... Read more »

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Living with Cancer: The Survivor Monologues
By Beth Brophy , Health Expert

...suffered thyroid cancer, prostate cancer twice, and kidney cancer. The 38 year- old newlywed who... Read more »

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Health Care Reform: The Arrogance of the Healthy
By Lene Andersen , Health Expert

...that can extend the life of someone with terminal kidney cancer for the cost of approximately... Read more »

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Just In: Avastin Moves Closer To Full Approval; Cancer Rates, Deaths Decline
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...cancer." The report shows that non-Hodgkin lymphoma, kidney cancer, and melanoma—among... Read more »

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Adam's Story: The Cancer is Back
By Adam Frey , Health Expert

Hi everyone,   Sorry I have not written sooner to give any update on the situation. I went in for... Read more »

Health Guide

Cancer's Unrecognized Toll: Patients' Time
...first year after diagnosis with ovarian cancer; 272 hours being treated for lung cancer, 193 hours for kidney cancer. Medical News Today reports: Burden Of US Cancer Care Is Billions When You Add... Read more »
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Hypernephroma; Adenocarcinoma of renal cells; Cancer - kidney Prevention Stop smoking. Follow your health care... Read more »
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma isa type of kidney cancer.The cancerous cells are found in the lining of very small tubes (tubules) in the kidney. Itis the most common type of kidney cancer... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Complications
...the incidence of stroke and heart attack, the incidence in ESRD has almost doubled in the last decade.Kidney Cancer. Men with high blood pressure may also have a higher risk of kidney... Read more »
Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »

Related News

Saving Organs, Saving Lives
October 27, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When a patient is treated for kidney cancer, surgeons remove the affected kidney as part of treatment. However, new research... Read summary »

Colonoscopy: Not Just for Colon Cancer
May 05, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Virtual colonoscopy is being hailed as a life-saving diagnostic tool. In fact, a new study shows it's... Read summary »

Freeze Away Kidney Tumors
December 15, 2006

ROCHESTER, Minn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Milt Sorenson doesn't get excited about much. He's been retired for 16 years and enjoys the simple... Read summary »

FDA approves Sutent for advanced kidney cancer
October 02, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sutent for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, an advanced type of kidney cancer. Sutent was given... Read summary »

Organ Transplants Linked to Cancer
July 22, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Organ transplants can save lives, but new research shows they might also put recipients at risk of developing cancer. New... Read summary »