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In a new study

Novel Immunotx Shows Promise Against Advanced Renal Cancer

Nivolumab appears to outperform everolimus in new clinical trial
Patients with small renal masses who have a radical nephrectomy are significantly more likely to experience up staging to a more advanced chronic kidney disease stage based on glomerular filtration rate ranges

Surveillance Beats Radical Nephrectomy for Small Masses

Active surveillance equal to partial nephrectomy for renal function preservation
Smoking is a risk factor for clear cell and papillary renal cell carcinoma

Smoking Ups Risk of Some Renal Cell Cancer Histological Subtypes

Higher risk for clear cell, papillary renal cell carcinoma, but not chromophobe histology
Urine aquaporin-1 and perilipin-2 seem to have utility as biomarkers for diagnosing malignant clear cell or papillary renal cell carcinoma in a screening paradigm

New Urine Biomarkers Identified for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Clinical utility, specificity, and sensitivity for urine aquaporin-1 and perilipin-2

Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 26-28

The 2015 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium was held from Feb. 26 to 28 in...
Suicide is a public health concern for patients with genitourinary cancer

Suicide Deemed Public Health Concern in Genitourinary Cancers

Risk factors include male gender, distant disease, increasing age, race/ethnicity
For postmenopausal women

Lycopene Inversely Linked to Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk

Findings from 96,196 postmenopausal women enrolled in Women's Health Initiative
Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery for kidney cancer is associated with considerable benefits

Value of Robot-Assisted Surgery in Kidney CA Accrues Over Time

Robot-assisted surgery increases access to partial nephrectomy for appropriate patients