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Kidney cancer Articles
Kidney cancer News : Kidney cancer vaccine falls short in clinical trial: study Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:02:54 GMT FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers.Kidney cancer News : Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:44:14 GMT Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers.Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:38:54 GMT But early-stage patients may benefit from further study of vitespen, researchers say.KIDNEY cancer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:33:03 GMT Kidney cancer victim Jocelyn Hall, 60, fought for 18 months to get his health board in Neath, South Wales, to pay £3,000 a month for vital life-extending drug Sutent that's postcode prescribed. Mr Hall, who won after threatening judicial review proceedings, said: "I waited so long I gave up hope."New for kidney cancer: robotic surgery Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:01:00 GMT June 27, 2008 -- Surgery to remove a kidney tumor is no longer a hands-on operation. Sam Bhayani, M.D., a urologic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has pioneered robotic surgery for kidney cancer.Robotics make surgery more precise Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:06:44 GMT Dr. Sam Bhayani has begun taking a hands-off approach to kidney cancer surgery at Washington University.Patient Web sites used for updates, support in crisis Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:56:40 GMT When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago. And so did the mother of a soldier wounded in Iraq who later suffered brain damage. The Future Of Urologic Oncology: Peril And Promise Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:22 GMT ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Paul Lange presented the Ramon Guiteras lecture. Surgeon-scientists have made great contributions to medicine. However, we might be one generation from ignorance and two from obsolescence, he said. Dr. Linehan has been a great example of the surgeon-scientist, as he identified mechanisms that have advanced the treatment of kidney cancer.Web help eases crises Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:54:33 GMT When he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year, Dave deBronkart needed an easy way to keep his far-flung friends and family updated. So did the president of the American Medical Association when he fell ill months ago.Site navigation Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:09:30 GMT LAWYERS acting for cancer sufferer Jean Murphy say they have been served papers which mean the pensioner could be landed with a legal bill from Salford’s Primary Care Trust if she loses her fight at the High Court in London for vital drugs to prolong her life.Civil Servants Told To Quit Smoking Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:04:20 GMT Bandar Seri Begawan - Public servants were urged to quit smoking and help reduce the smoking habit during the Tobacco Order 2005 course held yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Legislative Council building.Three individuals, two teams to receive Singapore Youth Award Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:39:32 GMT SINGAPORE: Three individuals and two teams will receive the Singapore Youth Award at the Istana on Sunday. The award recognises outstanding achievements and contributions by exemplary youths.Hagerstown man killed on his way back from fishing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:10:50 GMT GREENCASTLE, Pa. - The driver of a 1990 GMC pickup truck was killed today in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 between Exits 3 and 5 in Franklin County, Pa., according to Pennsylvania State Police and Coroner Jeffrey R. Conner.Back in the running Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:15:49 GMT Central Catholic grad Frances Koons is a cancer survivor -- and an Olympic hopeful. Central Catholic grad Frances Koons is a cancer survivor -- and an Olympic hopeful.Methodist Hospital chided for botched surgery on man's kidney Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:03:49 GMT A state health investigation faulted Methodist Hospital for removing a patient's healthy kidney in March but did not issue any penalties because the St. Louis Park hospital has taken steps to prevent future errors. Huntington native a rising star in country music Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:10:56 GMT He's got it all. Poise and personality. Compelling blue eyes. Blonde Keith Urbanish hair. A marketable face with heartthrob written all over it. Country music deejays love his debut single, "I Got You Covered." His debut CD, "Call Me Huck," earns gushing, four-star ratings from online reviewers.U.S. Rep. Cohen puts emphasis on medical research Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:12:15 GMT Medical research should be a high priority for the federal government and is a better use of money than the Iraq war, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Monday.Results Published in the Journal 'Cancer' Demonstrate that Oral Talactoferrin Alfa is Active as Monotherapy in ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT Agennix Incorporated today announced the publication of final results from a Phase 2 monotherapy trial with talactoferrin alfa in patients who had failed previous treatment for advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma .Officer’s injury may have been ‘heaven sent’ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:44:42 GMT Call it a gift from above, said reserve Columbus police officer Guy Taylor. “I guess you could say it was kind of heaven sent,†Taylor said of the Feb. 29 shooting near the Town Square Shopping Center, just off 18th Avenue North.Respite in the mountains Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:08:33 GMT Walking through the pine trees on her Summit County property five summers ago, newly-retired advertising executive Duck White-Petteruti looked at the natural beauty all around, considered her future outside the corporate rat race, and asked an...Health Care and Banking Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:20:00 GMT Whether an Obama administration or a McCain administration moves into the White House on Jan. 20, both candidates are promising to change the way health care is delivered in this country.Avastin(R) Shows Unprecedented Benefits In Colorectal Cancer Patients, Irrespective Of K-Ras Gene Mutation Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:15:52 GMT Data presented at the 10th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (WCGC) in Barcelona confirm that Avastin (bevacizumab) significantly improves survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer regardless of whether they have mutation in a gene known as K-Ras.Regional roundup Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:07:09 GMT Dallas Area Rapid Transit will run double cars on the Red and Blue train lines this weekend to accommodate large crowds expected to attend the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships at the Dallas Convention Center.Relay surpasses goals Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:40:38 GMT Organizers are thrilled with the results of the Greater Waukegan Area Relay for Life, which sped past its goals last weekend in Bevier Park. |
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