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2. Nephrectomy - Wikipedia

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   OPS-301 code. 5-554. [edit on Wikidata] A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, performed to treat a number of kidney diseases including kidney cancer. It is also done to remove a normal healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor, which is part of a kidney transplant procedure. [1]

3. Renal cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, a part of the very small tubes in the kidney that transport primary urine. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 90–95% of cases. [ 1 ] It is more common in men (with a male-to-female ...

4. Kidney cancer - Wikipedia

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   175,000 [ 5 ] Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is a group of cancers that starts in the kidney. [ 4 ] Symptoms may include blood in the urine, a lump in the abdomen, or back pain. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Fever, weight loss, and tiredness may also occur. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Complications can include spread to the lungs or brain.

5. The Most Common Signs of Kidney Cancer Doctors Want ... - AOL

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   Model representing kidney disease. Though the odds of getting kidney cancer are rare (about a 1% chance for women and a 2% chance for men), the number of new diagnoses has been on the rise in ...

6. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is therapy that replaces the normal blood -filtering function of the kidneys. It is used when the kidneys are not working well, which is called kidney failure and includes acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis ...

7. Cancer treatment - Wikipedia

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   Cancer treatments are a wide range of treatments available for the many different types of cancer, with each cancer type needing its own specific treatment. [1] Treatments can include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy including small-molecule drugs or monoclonal antibodies, [2] and PARP inhibitors such as olaparib. [3]

8. New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs - AOL

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   November 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Researchers say a new study of kidney cancer offers hope for treating the disease using existing drugs. The study of the cancer at a single-cell level has discovered ...

9. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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   [98] [99] Similarly, it was found that the cost of drugs or dietary changes to decrease high blood cholesterol exceeded the cost of subsequent heart disease treatment. [ 100 ] [ 101 ] Due to these findings, some argue that rather than focusing healthcare reform efforts exclusively on preventive care, the interventions that bring about the ...