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Transplant Recipients Have High Cancer Risk

WASHINGTON—Organ transplant recipients in the United States have a high risk of developing 32 different types of cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. ...More

November 2, 2011

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Radiation Increases Cancer Risk for Dialysis Patients

WASHINGTON—High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More

February 25, 2011

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Mammograms May Help Assess Heart Risk in CKD Patients

WASHINGTON—Routine mammograms performed for breast cancer screening could serve another purpose as well: detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Clinical Journal of the ...More

January 21, 2011

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Gene Therapy Developed to Treat Kidney Cancer

RICHMOND, Va.—Researchers have developed a novel virus-based gene therapy for renal cell carcinoma that has been shown to kill cancer cells not only at the primary tumor site but also in distant tumors not directly infected by the virus, according to a study published in ...More

December 15, 2010

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Interruption During Kidney Surgery Avoids CKD

CLEVELAND—Interrupting the blood flow for more than 20 to 25 minutes during kidney cancer surgery leads to a greater risk for patients developing chronic kidney disease, a Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic collaborative research team has found. ...More

June 14, 2010

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Medical-Surgical Approach Reduces Kidney Tumors

SAN DIEGO—A multicenter team of investigators led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has demonstrated, for the first time, the safety and efficacy of a targeted medication to shrink advanced kidney cancers prior to partial kidney removal and ...More

May 5, 2010

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Transplant Drugs Carry Similar Cancer Risk

WASHINGTON—Drugs taken by kidney transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection carry similar risks of cancer, according to a study that appeared online April 29 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). ...More

April 30, 2010

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Hepatitis C Infection Doubles Risk for Kidney Cancer

DETROIT—Physicians at Henry Ford Hospital have found that infection with the hepatitis C virus increases the risk for developing kidney cancer. ...More

April 9, 2010

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Active Biotech Presents ANYARA Study Results

Active Biotech AB presented results from exploratory preclinical studies at the Keystone Symposia "Molecular and Cellular Biology of Immune Escape in Cancer" held in Keystone, Colo., Feb. 7-12. ...More

February 10, 2010

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Immune Cell Levels Predict Skin Cancer Risk After Transplant

WASHINGTON—Measuring certain types of immune cells may predict the high risk of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to a study appearing online Jan. 28 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology. ...More

January 28, 2010

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