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Kidney cancer is usually defined is a cancer that originates in the kidney. The two most common types of kidney cancer, reflecting their location within the kidney, are renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the renal pelvis.

Study reveals genetic signature of failed immune response to cancer

Our immune system is programmed to destroy cancer cells. Sometimes it has trouble slowing disease progression because it doesn't act quickly or strongly enough.

21 Jun 2019

Targeted therapies benefit many elderly patients with metastatic kidney cancer

Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma-who are often underrepresented in clinical trials to treat the kidney cancer-are seeing overall survival benefits from treatment with targeted therapies, according to a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published this month in JAMA Network Open.

21 Jun 2019

Researchers provide insight into unintended consequence of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors are an emerging type of cancer immunotherapy that uses the immune system to attack cancer cells.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers develop novel imaging test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

A novel imaging test shows promise for identifying kidney cancer patients most likely to benefit from immunotherapy.

4 Jun 2019

New modeling study estimates cancer burden associated with poor diet among American adults

A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened beverages among American adults.

23 May 2019

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Researchers at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine have found that cancer patients in New Mexico have lower chances of survival when compared to the rest of the nation.

13 May 2019

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

A new Journal of Diabetes study from China, which has the highest number of people with diabetes among all countries, found that type 2 diabetes was linked with an elevated risk of 11 types of cancer in men and 13 types of cancer in women.

9 May 2019

Heavier and taller children have high risk of developing renal cell carcinoma as adults

A study of more than 300,000 individuals in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, Scotland, reveals that heavier and taller children are at greater risk than their average-sized peers of developing renal cell carcinoma as adults.

29 Apr 2019

Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are at greater risk of dying if they have had psychiatric care prior to the cancer treatment. In addition, patients with these cancers show greater suicide risk than the general population, even once the data is corrected for previous psychiatric care.

18 Mar 2019

Scientists successfully create kidney organoids from urine cells

Scientists from Utrecht University, University Medical Center Utrecht and Hubrecht Institute have successfully created kidney organoids from urine cells.

5 Mar 2019

Lack of diversity in cell lines does not allow minorities to reap the benefits of precision medicine

As the biomedical field races to develop therapies based on an individual's genetic makeup, a City of Hope scientist and his colleagues found that some commercial cell lines used for countless laboratory studies have mislabeled ancestry when it comes to minorities.

25 Feb 2019

Overweight, obesity in adolescence associated with increased risk of renal cancer later in life

Being overweight has been linked with a higher risk of developing a form of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma among adults, but it's unclear if this risk is present during adolescence.

21 Feb 2019

First molecular test predicts treatment response for kidney cancer

Immunotherapy drugs such as PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors represent the front-line treatment for kidney cancer. But immunotherapy is expensive, benefits only a subset of patients and is futile in the majority of patients.

19 Feb 2019

Drug combinations could become first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer

A combination of two drugs - one of them an immunotherapy agent - could become a new standard, first-line treatment for patients with metastatic kidney cancer, says an investigator from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reporting results from a phase 3 clinical trial.

18 Feb 2019

Recurring UTIs may mask symptoms of bladder or kidney cancer

Women with bladder or kidney cancer may lose out on a prompt diagnosis if they are already being regularly treated for recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to new research presented at Cancer Research UK's Early Diagnosis Conference in Birmingham today (Wednesday).

13 Feb 2019

Researchers discover new therapeutic target for rare, aggressive pediatric cancers

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that malignant rhabdoid tumors, a rare pediatric cancer without effective treatments, may be sensitive to drugs that block the cancer cell's ability to dispose of misfolded proteins.

12 Feb 2019

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Further Reading

Study reveals genetic signature of failed immune response to cancer

Targeted therapies benefit many elderly patients with metastatic kidney cancer

Researchers provide insight into unintended consequence of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Researchers develop novel imaging test to predict immunotherapy response in kidney cancer

New modeling study estimates cancer burden associated with poor diet among American adults

Study finds lower survival rate among cancer patients in New Mexico

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

Heavier and taller children have high risk of developing renal cell carcinoma as adults

Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Scientists successfully create kidney organoids from urine cells

Lack of diversity in cell lines does not allow minorities to reap the benefits of precision medicine

Overweight, obesity in adolescence associated with increased risk of renal cancer later in life

First molecular test predicts treatment response for kidney cancer

Drug combinations could become first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer

Recurring UTIs may mask symptoms of bladder or kidney cancer

Researchers discover new therapeutic target for rare, aggressive pediatric cancers

Physicians more likely to prescribe drugs of manufacturers who paid them money

Scientists propose quick and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer

Obesity can be risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma, confirms study

Researchers develop new molecular tool to decode sugar-protein attachments

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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