Cheap and reliable new test for rare form of cancer

Researchers at the University of Oxford has developed cheap and reliable diagnostic test for a rare form of cancer. This is a new test that involves screening tumor samples for a particular molecular fingerprint which is unique to this type of cancer. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer is a disorder which causes the development [...]

Kidney Cancer Prognosis

A kidney cancer prognosis is a medical opinion for many people with the disease who wants to know what the prognosis for their survival is. Some of the factors that affect a kidney cancer prognosis include the location of the cancer, the stage of the disease, its grade, the person’s age, general health, and response [...]

Stages of Kidney Cancer – 3

The New University of California Los Angeles Integrated Staging System (UCLA) The New UCLA Integrated Staging System is also known as UISS. It is a more complex but probably more accurate system that came out in 2001 and incorporates the TNM staging systems, a person’s overall health and the Fuhrman grade of the tumor. In [...]

Stages of Kidney Cancer – 2

The treatment and prognosis for renal cell carcinoma depends on its stage. How is kidney cancer staged? Following are some common staging systems for renal cell carcinoma. AJCC (TNM) staging system This is the most commonly used staging system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and is also known as the TNM system. [...]

Stages of Kidney Cancer – 1

The identification of cancer types helps in planning the treatment. But for the best treatment the doctor needs to know the stage of the disease as well. Staging is based on the size of the tumor, whether the cancer has spread and if it has then to what parts of the body. The kidney cancer [...]

Types of Kidney Cancer – 2

Image Source : http://bit.ly/ook90G Chromophobe – 3-5% of all RCC’s are diagnosed as Chromophobe RCC. It is a more rare type of kidney cancer and the overall aggressiveness and prognosis of chromophobe renal carcinomas is less well known. Oncocytic - Oncocytic is usually a lesion with an extremely low chance of spreading. These cells are [...]

Types of Kidney Cancer – 1

When kidney cancer spreads outside the kidney, cancer cells are often found in nearby lymph nodes which may also spread to the lungs, or liver. It may also spread from one kidney to the other. Several types of cancer can start in the kidney and if kidney cancer spreads to the lungs, the cancer cells [...]

Treatments of Kidney Cancer

Treatment for kidney cancer depends on the type of disease, the stage of the disease, the patient’s age and general health. Different types of treatments are available for patients with kidney cancer. People with kidney cancer may have surgery, radiation therapy, biological therapy, arterial embolization, chemotherapy or a combination of treatments. At any stage, people [...]

Kidney Cancer Causes

Every day kidneys filter about 200 quarts of to generate two quarts of waste water in the form of urine. People have two kidneys and each works independently, which means that the body can function with less than one complete kidney. Kidney cancer develops most often in people over 40. It begins when normal cells [...]

Kidney Cancer Treatment Side-effects

What are the side effects of treatment for kidney cancer? The methods used to treat kidney cancer are very powerful; may damage healthy cells and tissues and so unwanted side effects are common. Side effects may not be the same for each person it depends mainly on the type of treatment and the part of [...]