key articles
Cytological punctures in the diagnosis of renal tumours
Monday, 16 June 2008 - Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is under consideration as an auxiliary preoperative diagnostic technique in the diagnosis of renal masses. However, reports for FNA are contradictory with regard to...
Authors: Kummerlin
Percentage of high-grade carcinoma as a prognostic indicator in renal cell carcinoma
Monday, 16 June 2008 - The prognostic value of Fuhrman nuclear grade for patients with renal cell carcinoma has been well-characterized. However, the prognostic significance of the amount of high-grade renal cell carcinoma has...
Authors: Serrano et al.
Talactoferrin phase 2 trial in previously treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients
Saturday, 14 June 2008 - Talactoferrin (TLF), a recombinant form of human lactoferrin (hLF), is an immunomodulatory iron-binding glycoprotein first identified in breast milk. Its immunomodulatory functions include activation of...
Authors: Jonasch et al.
Dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of renal cell, bladder, and prostate cancer
Monday, 9 June 2008 - Acrylamide (C3H5NO), a probable human carcinogen, was recently detected in various heat-treated carbohydrate-rich foods. Epidemiologic studies on its relation with cancer have been few and largely negative....
Authors: Hogervorst et al.
Identification of stanniocalcin 2 as prognostic marker in renal cell carcinoma
Friday, 6 June 2008 - For an individualized therapy in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), there is a clear need for novel prognostic biomarkers to ensure adequate risk stratification and choice of therapy options. Meyer et al. (2008)...
Authors: Meyer et al.
Meat and fish consumption and cancer in Canada
Thursday, 5 June 2008 - Meat and fish have been linked favorably or unfavorably to the risk of several cancers. Hu et al. (2008) examined the association between meat and fish intake and the risk of various cancers.
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Authors: Hu et al.
Association between local atherosclerosis and renal cell carcinomas
Wednesday, 4 June 2008 - Atherosclerosis induce changes in reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress by hypoxia leading to oxidative DNA damage and therefore it could be expected that the cancer risk in patients with...
Authors: Hager et al.
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy for Hilar Tumors: Technique and Results
Tuesday, 3 June 2008 - Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for hilar tumors is a cutting edge procedure for which little data are available in the current literature. Lattouf et al. (2008) described their technique and results of...
Authors: Lattouf et al.
Prognostic factors for renal cell carcinoma
Tuesday, 3 June 2008 - Renal cell carcinoma is a relatively uncommon tumour with a widely varying prognosis depending on several tumour and clinical factors. In a review, Furniss et al. (2008) discussed these factors and...
Authors: Furniss et al.
Interferon-alpha combining either imatinib or gefitinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Monday, 2 June 2008 - Treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC) are limited. RCCs frequently overexpress epithelial growth factor receptor and express c-Kit and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta. Amato et...
Authors: Amato et al.
