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Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minnesota — O carcinoma de células renais é a forma mais comum de câncer de rim. Pode-se levar um tempo para processar completamente um diagnóstico e entender o que ele realmente significa. Desenvolver uma boa compreensão da sua doença — e especialmente do processo diagnóstico — pode ajudá-lo a estabelecer expectativas realistas e a participar…
Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minnesota — El carcinoma de células renales es la forma más común de cáncer de riñón. Se puede tomar un tiempo para procesar completamente un diagnóstico y comprender lo que realmente significa. Desarrollar una buena comprensión de su enfermedad, y especialmente del proceso de diagnóstico, puede ayudarlo a establecer expectativas realistas y a participar activamente…
Newswise — The leadership of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the European Renal Association (ERA), and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) launched the ASN-ERA-ISN Kidney Support Initiative in December 2023. With representatives from all three societies, and coordinated by ERA, the initiative includes: Representatives from ASN• Volunteer ASN: Professor Jeffrey I. Silberzweig, MD,…
Newswise — WASHINGTON—Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other traditional risk factors, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Yo-yo dieting is…
EMBARGOED UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 2025 6:30PM EST Contact: Ilana Nikravesh Mount Sinai Press Office 212-241-9200 [email protected] A Diabetes, Heart Failure, and Kidney Disease Medication is the First of Its Kind to…
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— More than 90% of the adult population in the U.S. is or has been infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is a highly contagious member of the herpes virus family, best known for causing infectious mononucleosis (“mono”) and for its association with several cancers and autoimmune diseases. Kidney transplant patients who’ve…
At the age of 12, Dr. Carlos Becerril-Romero’s life changed forever with the news that he would need a kidney transplant. He was fortunate that his mother was a match and gave him one of her kidneys. His family traveled from Mexico to Chicago, where the transplant was performed at Lurie Children’s. His experiences with…
Newswise — Boston – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful anti-cancer immune response after initiation of a personalized cancer vaccine. The vaccines were administered after surgery to remove…
RESEARCH SUMMARY Newswise — Study Title: Belzutifan plus cabozantinib as first-line treatment for patients with advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (LITESPARK-003): an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study Publication: The Lancet Oncology – January 2025 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute authors: Toni K. Choueiri, MD Summary: In the open-label phase 2 LITESPARK-003 study, led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s…
Newswise — Members of the Department of Urology at Hackensack University Medical Center have launched the Kidney Cancer Resource Center, an online educational tool for people diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer. The website provides information to help them better understand the disease and make treatment decisions based on the findings…
