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Search Results for: Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer Complementary Therapy-Vitamin D

“In what researchers said is the second study of its kind, it was determined that circulating vitamin D binding protein (DBP) is inversely associated with the risk of kidney cancer.1″ Whether

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Renal Cell Carcinoma-Chemotherapy Enhanced By Resveratrol for Kidney Cancer Double-Whammy

“Resveratrol potentiated sorafenib induced inhibitory effect on constitutive STAT3 and STAT5 phosphorylation, apoptotic effects in 786-O cells, and this correlated with down-regulation of various

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Ken Youner, kidney cancer survivor

“I quickly jumped off the table and went over to the computer screen, and I immediately knew I had kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma (RCC)).” As a physician, cancer was not something unknown

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Kidney/Renal Cancer- Cryotherapy

Recently, ablative techniques, such as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation, have taken a more prominent role in the treatment of Kidney Cancer   According to the Society of Interventional

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Thyroid, Kidney and Liver Cancer- Toxic/Non-Toxic Angiogenesis Inhibitors

Sorafenib (co-developed as Nexavar), don’t work for everyone,” Landau says. They work well in certain cancers, but not in others (for example, breast cancer). They can also wear off as time goes on.

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Lesson 14: Kidney Involvement

Please download your PDF guide here: Kidney Involvement Guide

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Rethinking “Cancer”

What do I mean when I propose the idea of “Rethinking Cancer?” I’ve spent years researching and writing about the term that I understand and have lived every aspect of it. In the case

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Doxorubicin & Breast Cancer Risk

According to the research linked and excerpted below, doxorubicin (dox) increases breast cancer risk for AYA and adult cancer survivors. It’s important to stress that side effects are common for

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Myeloma Kidney- Creatinine, BUN, eGFR

According to research, approximately 50% of newly diagnosed myeloma patients (NDMM) present with kidney involvement. Myeloma kidney is the commonly used term for this situation. The point of this post

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Carfilzomib (kyprolis) Kidney Damage

The myeloma chemotherapy carfilzomib (kyprolis) can damage kidney health. According to research, more than 80% of newly diagnosed myeloma patients present with kidney damage. How can carfilzomib (kyprolis)

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Melatonin Promotes Kidney Health

Melatonin promotes kidney health. A common symptom of my blood cancer, multiple myeloma, is kidney damage. Multiple myeloma sometimes produces tiny proteins called freelight chains that can gum up the

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AYA Cancer- Mental Therapies

AYA cancer survivors have more severe depression and anxiety than non-cancer survivors? Gee, remarkable findings. You mean that after living with short, long-term and late stage side effects AYA cancer

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