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Cytoreductive nephrectomy has selective survival benefit in mRCC
The Oncology Report SAN FRANCISCO – Only selected patients with synchronous metastases from renal cell carcinoma derive a survival benefit from a cytoreductive nephrectomy, a retrospective cohort study showed. Researchers studied more than 1,600 patients from the … |
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Church member to help girl in need of new kidney
abc13.com … in need of a new kidney, Trapp was the first to volunteer. The family has raised about half of the $45,000 needed for Evie’s medical expenses through fundraisers and online donations. More fundraisers are planned before the Feb. 18 transplant surgery. |
An American StoryNational Review Online (blog)When I met him, Dan was still recovering from liver-transplant surgery. He soon developed a virulent cancer and, perhaps worst of all for a historian, a creeping diabetes that was stealing his eyesight. To …
Health Briefs for Feb. 5, 2014SouthtownStarThe EndoWrist Stapler is being used for bowel resection, gastrectomy, appendectomy procedures, gynecological procedures including hysterectomy, urological procedures including prostatectomy and nephrectomy, an…
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Church member to donate kidney to girl in Moore County
myfox8.com It’s a decision she and her husband aren’t worried about. Through fundraisers, and online donations, the family has raised about half the $45,000 needed for Evie’s medical expenses. More fundraisers are planned before the Feb. 18 transplant surgery. Church member to help girl in need of new kidneyabc11.com |
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Guide to transplants airs on Solar News Channel’s Stories
Manila Standard Today TRANSPLANT surgery has now reached incredible heights, from achieving full face transplants to growing organs in the lab. This documentary looks back at the extraordinary odds doctors and patients have had to overcome to make breakthroughs. Michael … |
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Worksop: Tigers urge the town to give blood
Worksop Today Stan first received blood around 10 years ago during treatment for anaemia linked to kidney failure. He then needed transfusions while undergoing two separate bouts of kidney transplant surgery. Stan’s first transplant took place 2007 but the donated … |
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Church member to help girl in need of new kidney
abc11.com 18 transplant surgery. “I want to thank everybody that has helped me,” said Evie. Evie’s appreciation, her courage and spirit, are echoed by her fondest wish. “I want to swim again, and climb trees,” she said. Click here to follow Evie’s progress on … |
Two Strategies Lead to Similar Survival in RCCMedPage TodayAnother presentation at GuCS showed that patients who underwent cytoreductive nephrectomy prior to targeted therapy had an OS more than double that of patients who did not have surgery. However…
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Cytoreductive Nephrectomy Benefits Some Kidney Cancer Patients
Medscape SAN FRANCISCO — Cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN) has been a popular surgical option for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but its role in the era of targeted therapies has become unclear. However, a new study demonstrates that CN extends … |