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    Kidney Cancer





    Father dies after doctors miss cancer 37 times 14 Mar 2006
    Daily Mail - UK, By JAYA NARAIN, Daily Mail 09:44am 14th March 2006. A father of two young children has died after doctors failed to diagnose his kidney cancer 37 times. ...

    Woman with kidney cancer fighting for her life 14 Mar 2006
    Longview Daily News, ...in Portland. Still it was a victory for the once tiny baby, diagnosed at 13 months with Wilms' tumor, a form of kidney cancer. No ...

    Kidney cancer, partial nephrectomy is associated with improved ... 14 Mar 2006
    Xagena.it, Cancer Center found that a less aggressive type of surgery designed to spare healthy organ tissue is used infrequently to treat early-stage kidney cancer. ...

    Kentucky deaths 14 Mar 2006
    Kentucky Post, He was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2003, and resolved to fight it. But every year, it reappeared somewhere else, his wife said. ...

    Partial Nephrectomy: Urologists Need To Practice What We Preach 14 Mar 2006
    UroToday, ...database from 1988 - 2001, the authors identified 14,647 patients with primary renal tumors ≤ 7cm who were treated surgically for locoregional kidney cancer. ...

    Wind riders 14 Mar 2006
    Naples Daily News (subscription), ...to prove it. Diagnosed with kidney cancer three years ago, Lintz faced surgery and a long break from sailing. His doctor wanted ...

    NCCN Announces Important Updates to Kidney Cancer Clinical ... Mar 7, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces updates to the NCCN Kidney Cancer Guidelines. The NCCN Clinical Practice ...

    Kidney Cancer Patients are Unlikely to Respond to Potential ... Mar 7, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, ...gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs), is not likely to be effective for patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma - the most aggressive kidney cancer. ...

    A subset of kidney cancer patients responds well to an ... Mar 3, 2006
    Xagena.it, Researchers at UCLA ( University of California - Los Angeles ) knew - based on two clinical trials - that a subset of kidney cancer patients responded well to ...

    Students to raise money for kidney cancer fight Mar 3, 2006
    Patriot-News, BY JERRY L. GLEASON. Kidney cancer awareness will get a lift this weekend at Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. Teams of high ...

    NCCN Announces Important Updates to Kidney Cancer Clinical ... Mar 7, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), JENKINTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 7, 2006 - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces updates to the NCCN Kidney Cancer Guidelines. ...

    Drug approved to fight stomach and kidney cancer Feb 15, 2006
    Times Herald-Record, By Andrew Bridges. A new drug that combats both a rare stomach cancer and advanced kidney cancer has won speedy federal approval. ...

    Kill discloses surgery for kidney cancer Feb 14, 2006
    Pittsburg Morning Sun, ...to the championship game in 1992. About 102,000 people worldwide die from kidney cancer every year. In the US, about 32,000 people ...

    Saluki football coach says he has kidney cancer Feb 14, 2006
    ABC7Chicago.com, Jerry Kill says he had a tumor surgically removed from a kidney last month. The 44-year-old coach says doctors feel confident about ...

    Total Nephrectomy Overused in Kidney Cancer Feb 22, 2006
    Cancerpage.com, ...the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studied data from 1998 to 2001 on more than 14,600 patients who underwent surgery for locoregional kidney cancer with a ...

    How Competition Can Compromise the Cause for Kidney Cancer ... Feb 15, 2006
    PR Web (press release), Guest editorial in Kidney Cancer Journal co-authored by leading oncologist calls for unity among cancer advocates. (PRWEB) February ...

    Researchers Discover Molecule Allowing Cancer to Spread Mar 8, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that a molecule - B7-H1 - may serve as "molecular armor," protecting kidney cancer tumors and repelling assaults by the ...

    Kidney Cancer Association March on Capitol Hill Feb 20, 2006
    PR Web (press release), ...(PRWEB) February 20, 2006 -- The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) recently sponsored a well-received educational briefing for members of the Congressional ...

    A Heartfelt Salute to Veterans: Pat Todd Offers Couple's Song Mar 8, 2006
    Shore Publishing, When Ken passed away from complications of kidney cancer in December 2004, Pat was left with a rich legacy of his compositions. ...

    Cancer survivor, 8, returns favor Mar 13, 2006
    Worcester Telegram (subscription), Jewelia was 3 years old when she was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer that occurs almost exclusively in children. ...

    Beating the odds: Miraculous recoveries Mar 12, 2006
    News 14 Carolina, Alice Epstein says hers did. Epstein's doctor said she had only a couple of months to live after her kidney cancer spread to both lungs. ...

    Smoking May Be Greater Kidney Risk Than Thought Mar 3, 2006
    PakTribune.com, ISLAMABAD, Mar 3 (Online): The link between smoking and kidney cancer may be stronger than experts have appreciated. Pulling together ...

    Compassion on and off the ice Mar 12, 2006
    Boston Globe, ...thank you" many times to residents of both Sandwich and Duxbury for the support they received from the day their father was diagnosed with kidney cancer to the ...

    NCCN Announces Important Updates to Kidney Cancer Clinical ... Mar 7, 2006
    Business Wire (press release), JENKINTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2006--The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces updates to the NCCN Kidney Cancer Guidelines. ...

    A CANCER DRUG’S BIG PRICE RISE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN Mar 12, 2006
    Amherst Times.com, He acknowledged that Merck still made Mustargen and Cosmegen, an antibiotic that is used to treat a rare childhood kidney cancer, for Ovation. ...

    Local musician organizes special day for special girl Mar 10, 2006
    Sebastian Sun (subscription), Britney, now 6 years old, has suffered with bilateral kidney cancer since she was 5, and the school community joined together on Feb. ...

    In praise of Medicare, in fear of alternatives Mar 11, 2006
    Newsday, ...station KMBC. He had interviewed Tracy Pierce, a 37-year-old-carpenter who was diagnosed with kidney cancer two years ago. As cancer ...

    Whimsical wishes granted Mar 13, 2006
    Sun-Sentinel.com, By Kelli Kennedy. KISSIMMEE · Zyairah Hussein has been secluded from most of her playmates since she was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. ...

    Health hub offers help for cancer cure Mar 10, 2006
    Calcutta Telegraph, The surgeons have managed to surgically cure three patients of adrenal, four of pancreatic, three of liver and one of kidney cancer, including one from Bengal ...

    WILEX Appoints Members to its Medical Advisory Board for Rencarex ... Mar 1, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer and the 10th most common cancer in the US. About 180,000 new ...

    Most patients have kidney removed, despite organ-sparing surgery ... Feb 20, 2006
    News-Medical.net, A less aggressive type of surgery designed to spare healthy organ tissue is used infrequently to treat early-stage kidney cancer, according to researchers at ...

    Cancer drugs offer chance for normal life Feb 26, 2006
    Dailyrecord.com, BY MICHAEL DAIGLE. Hope for Julia Barchitta comes in the form of a daily pill that attacked the kidney cancer which had spread to her lungs and lymph nodes. ...

    Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 ... Feb 16, 2006
    MSN Money ...executive officer. "Nexavar, an oral therapy, was approved for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer. This achievement ...

    Kill, 44, has tumor removed from kidney Feb 14, 2006
    ESPN ...hospital before he resumed recruiting. About 102,000 people worldwide die from kidney cancer every year. In the US, about 32,000 ...

    Patients vs. Paternalism Mar 6, 2006
    TCS Daily, A more recent example is aldesleukin (also known as interleukin-2, or IL-2), a drug that has offered new hope to victims of kidney cancer and malignant melanoma ...

    Neurologists Recommend MRIs for Early Detection of Brain ... Mar 7, 2006
    International News Service, ...patients develop these tumors. Patients with melanoma, kidney cancer, and colon cancer are also at risk. Routine brain scans can ...

    My GP Said I Was Too Young to Get Breast Cancer. Within Weeks I ... Mar 7, 2006
    International News Service, If I had waited that long I would have been terminal.' Miss Walsh, now 27, whose mother Sandra died of kidney cancer eight years ago, said: 'By the time I went ...

    A mother wonders: Did DES cause son's heart problem? Feb 26, 2006
    SouthCoastToday.com, It was kidney cancer. The kidney was removed. Are there tests for kidney cancer, or do people just walk around until the cancer is discovered by accident? ...

    Mums' cancer charity book set to raise £10,000 Mar 6, 2006
    Glasgow Evening Times, Louise's daughter Katy, now 5, had a type of kidney cancer called a Wilms' tumour and is now recovering. Sadly, Michelle's daughter Chloe died in January 2005. ...

    New Therapies Target Cancer Mar 7, 2006
    Drug Discovery & Development (subscription), In January, the FDA approved Sutent (sunitinib malate) for the treatment of GIST and advanced kidney cancer, the first time the agency has approved a new ...

    Health and fitness calendar, March 7 Mar 6, 2006
    Rocky Mountain News, ...• Kidney Cancer Patient and Family Information and Support Group- Dr. Luciano Costa will speak on diagnostic imaging, 6 to 7:30 pm Thursday, University of ...

    Kill expects full recovery after cancer surgery Feb 14, 2006
    SIU - Daily Egyptian, According to the National Cancer Institute's Web site, kidney cancer is most common in men over the age of 40. About 20,000 men ...

    Heavy door keeps Cyril, 80, locked out Mar 8, 2006
    Islington Gazette, ...on his electric wheelchair to get around. His other ailments include kidney cancer and emphysema. Being in a wheelchair means it ...

    DiagnoCure confirms US patent granted for PCA3 Mar 7, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), The Company is continuing the validation of markers for integration into a prototype test for the early detection of kidney cancer and just initiated a program ...

    Community comes together for 6-year-old with cancer Feb 17, 2006
    Sebastian Sun (subscription), School. Britney has suffered with bilateral kidney cancer since she was 5 years old and the school community joined together on Feb. ...

    Some 'alternatives' do nothing Feb 17, 2006
    Monterey County Herald, ...again. At that moment, it all made sense.''. Clive McLean died March 29 of kidney cancer that had spread to his brain. The therapies ...

    ABC 7 Medical: Spontaneous Remission Feb 20, 2006
    WJLA, EVERYDAY CURES. ALICE EPSTEIN WAS TOLD SHE ONLY HAD A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE AFTER HER KIDNEY CANCER SPREAD TO BOTH LUNGS. Alice Epstein ...

    Help needed for fundraising golf tournament Feb 24, 2006
    Valley News Network, ...tournament I am hosting. In July of 2004 my dad lost his fight to kidney cancer, which has forever changed my life. My dad was an ...

    PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: A CHOICE BETWEEN SAFETY AND LIFE Mar 6, 2006
    National Center for Policy Analysis, Aldesleukin -- which offers new hope to kidney cancer and malignant melanoma victims -- is highly effective in a small proportion of patients but exhibits ...

    On the Salukis: Kill takes a different approach after cancer Feb 14, 2006
    The Southern, ...for himself. Kill spoke Monday of his fist-fight with kidney cancer. Doctors "are very confident they got it all," he said. There ...

    SIU football coach has cancer surgery Feb 14, 2006
    NewKerala.com, ..."I have kidney cancer," Kill said. "At this point in time, they feel very confident that they got everything. They run tests to make sure it hasn't spread. ...

    Coach Kill says he's battling cancer Feb 14, 2006
    The Southern, He emphasized he will remain coach and said he hopes to be at "full strength" by the start of spring practice March 29. "I have kidney cancer," Kill said. ...

    Therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma remains inadequate Mar 9, 2006
    News-Medical.net, ...in metastatic renal cell carcinoma have excited the medical oncology community, but one must not forget that these agents are not the panacea for kidney cancer ...

    Bayer and Onyx Initiate Phase III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial ... Feb 16, 2006
    International News Service, KIT, and FLT-3. In 2005, Nexavar received FDA approval for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer. It is currently ...

    Antigenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial ... Feb 23, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, ..."With data from our Phase 3 kidney cancer trial being analyzed in the coming weeks, we hope to further demonstrate the clinical activity of Oncophage. ...

    Academy takes a break for a good cause Feb 11, 2006
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), ...in Waukesha. Hollyn was diagnosed in November with kidney cancer and is in the middle of chemotherapy treatments. Where: Mayfair ...

    Beef au natural Feb 27, 2006
    Hernando Today, ...health. As a urologist working in his Clearwater office he became more and more concerned about bladder and kidney cancer. After ...

    Antigenics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2005 Financial ... Feb 23, 2006
    Finanzen.net, ..."With data from our Phase 3 kidney cancer trial beinganalyzed in the coming weeks, we hope to further demonstrate theclinical activity of Oncophage. ...

    Best New Medicine — Nexavar Feb 27, 2006
    Med Ad News (subscription), FDA approved Nexavar, which contains sorafenib, Dec. 20, 2005, for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer. ...

    Railroad's herbicide use elicits complaints Feb 28, 2006
    UO Oregon Daily Emerald, The EPA classifies diuron as a “known/likelyâ€? carcinogen because it has caused bladder cancer, kidney cancer and breast cancer in studies with laboratory ...

    Autopsy: Planten Developing Cancer At Time Of Suicide Mar 4, 2006
    WRAL.com, RALEIGH, NC -- Autopsy results revealed suspected killer Drew Planten was showing early signs of kidney cancer at the time of his suicide. ...

    With FEMA's help, evacuees getting used to Nacogdoches Feb 28, 2006
    Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel, ..."I love old cars.". Now, in Nacogdoches, Jones walks everywhere – but walking hasn't been easy since he had a bout with kidney cancer. ...

    All Good Politics Are Local Feb 27, 2006
    AlterNet, Nord is no drug dealer -- he's a disabled, wheelchair-bound, 57-year-old man battling kidney cancer, diabetes, lung disease, and other problems. ...

    Coach Kill headlines chamber meeting with message of strength ... Feb 15, 2006
    The Southern, Kill was the keynote speaker at the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday. In October, doctors detected Kill's kidney cancer. ...

    Olympic spirit drives challenge to Ontario smokers Feb 20, 2006
    Canada NewsWire (press release), ..."After driving myself to compete in the Nagano games, I came down with the flu. Soon after, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. ...

    Printer finds contamination source Mar 9, 2006
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), The chemical tetrachloroethylene, which laboratory tests have shown causes liver and kidney cancer and leukemia in animals, was discovered in wells in the Hill ...

    Bayer and Onyx Initiate Phase III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Trial ... Feb 16, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), ...included RAF kinase, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3, PDGFR-B, KIT, and FLT-3. In 2005, Nexavar received FDA approval for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer ...

    Wenning: 2005 a very successful year for Bayer Mar 6, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), That also applies to the new kidney cancer drug Nexavar®, which is now in phase III clinical testing in skin, liver and lung cancer as well. ...

    Laughter the best medicine at Florida village for sick children Mar 7, 2006
    Sarasota Herald-Tribune, By KELLI KENNEDY. KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Zyairah Hussein has been secluded from most of her playmates since she was diagnosed with kidney cancer last year. ...

    A driving love Feb 13, 2006
    Roanoke Times, I didn't have any reason to stay home after Mike died.". Mike -- the Eanes' only child -- was diagnosed with kidney cancer when he was just a baby. ...

    Bayer's Plischke sees likely slowdown in blood loss drug Trasylol ... Mar 6, 2006
    Forbes As for the kidney cancer drug Nexavar, which was launched in the US recently, Plischke said he still expects approval in the European Union in the second half ...

    Man Dies After Insurance Co. Refuses To Cover Treatment Feb 11, 2006
    Frankfort Times, He has," his wife, Julie Pierce, said. Two years ago, Tracy Pierce's life changed dramatically when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. "I have no treatment. ...

    Genentech hits pause Feb 14, 2006
    San Jose Mercury News, Avastin, which is designed to inhibit the blood supply of tumors, also is being tested on breast cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer ...

    Bayer, Onyx begin lung cancer test of Nexavar Feb 16, 2006
    Reuters ...cancer. The drug, whose chemical name is sorafenib, was approved in the United States late last year as a treatment for kidney cancer.

    Big outpouring helped our shaken region rebuild Feb 28, 2006
    Seattle Times, As bad as the earthquake was, it pales in comparison to another fight he waged: helping his 13-year-old daughter survive kidney cancer. "That was way worse.". ...

    Cancer patients need brain scans, doctors say Feb 22, 2006
    Chicago Sun-Times, ...experience a brain metastasis. Other cancers that often spread to the brain: melanoma, kidney cancer and colon cancer. Not too many ...

    Loss Widens at Onyx Feb 16, 2006
    TheStreet.com Onyx saw higher costs resulting from expenses associated with its phase III trial of Nexavar in kidney cancer and expanded trials in liver cancer and ...

    Flat now, Pfizer looking to acquisitions, new drugs Feb 12, 2006
    Chicago Tribune, The Food and Drug Administration last month approved Pfizer's cancer pill Sutent, which can be used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a rare stomach cancer. ...

    LEGACY OF LOSS Mar 1, 2006
    Bridgewater Courier News, Eleanor Stoecker, who had kidney cancer, was admitted to Somerville's Somerset Medical Center when she had trouble breathing Feb. ...

    Noel Breitenbucher Feb 27, 2006
    Trenton Republican-Times, ...and an infant sister. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First Christian Church or the Kidney Cancer Foundation.

    Bayer and partner launch Phase 3 trial for lung cancer treatment Feb 17, 2006
    Boston Mass High Tech, ...new drug application. In 2005, Nexavar received FDA approval for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer. It is currently ...

    Yale Researcher Shares $1 Million Prize Feb 25, 2006
    Hartford Courant, And when something goes wrong, cancer takes place.". His research in the field has led to development of a drug for kidney cancer. ...

    Bayer, Onyx on phase 3 lung cancer trial Feb 16, 2006
    United Press International ...vasculature, the company said. It is currently FDA-approved for kidney cancer, and is also under study to treat liver and skin cancer.

    DGAP-News: MOLOGEN AG: MOLOGEN reviews extensive license agreement ... Feb 20, 2006
    Financial.de, The cell-based therapeutic is employed to treat a number of cancerous illnesses, including colon cancer, breast cancer, kidney cancer, and lung carcinomas. ...

    Cancer drug developed in West Haven getting clinical trials Feb 17, 2006
    WTNH, The drug, Nexavar, already has federal approval for advanced kidney cancer, and the molecule is also being tested for effectiveness against advanced liver ...

    Onyx widens 4Q loss to $38.4 million Feb 16, 2006
    BusinessWeek The drug, an oral therapy, was approved to treat advanced kidney cancer. "This approval marks Onyx's entry into targeted cancer therapy," Renton added. ...

    Senior calendar Feb 20, 2006
    Seattle Times, SAT Video on "Targeted Therapies for Kidney Cancer," and speaker Chris Detrick talks about "Glyconutrients." 1-3 pm Saturday, Seattle Cancer Alliance, Room 106 ...

    New Hope For Stomach Cancer Feb 24, 2006
    WFtv.com, ...placebo. This new drug may be used to treat other cancers in the future. It has been tested on breast cancer and kidney cancer. The ...

    Students take an active role to touch those with cancer Feb 19, 2006
    Green Bay Press Gazette, Toonen's daughter Nicole was diagnosed with kidney cancer at age 6, leading to Kathy's 20-year involvement with the Northeastern Wisconsin/Upper Michigan group ...

    3 city houses need venting to block TCE Feb 22, 2006
    Press & Sun-Bulletin, State and federal health officials are conducting further studies to evaluate whether high rates of testicular cancer, kidney cancer and birth defects ...

    Make-A-Wish Granted Feb 11, 2006
    KSBY, Shantille Simonson was diagnosed with Wilms Tumor last May. It's a kidney cancer that usually occurs in children younger than 5-years-old. ...

    Thinking Outside the Boxing Feb 28, 2006
    Smartmoney.com Horowitz put the name on everything from shoes and sweat suits to exercise equipment and gym bags. Horowitz died in November from kidney cancer. ...

    He studied in hospital while dad was dying Feb 11, 2006
    Electric New Paper, ...spine,' he said. His father was first diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2003, and had one of his kidney's removed. Reynold recalled ...

    Miss Literacy: Brinkley Works Toward Dream Mar 5, 2006
    Southern Pines Pilot, Her mother remained in Lee County alone, while Cassie finished her semester after her father, a high school teacher, died from kidney cancer at age 51. ...

    Bill advocates adding a 'Commission for Men' Feb 26, 2006
    Annapolis Capital, ...issues," he said. "In the last four years, I've had three friends die of kidney cancer, and early detection might have saved them. I don ...

    Genetically engineered food has negative effect on the offspring ... 25 Jan 2006
    Blogging Baby, ...http://www.wnho.net/new_aspartame_studies.htm In Sept besides lymphoma and leukemia they included kidney cancer and cancer of the cranial peripheral nerves. ...

    Central Minnesota Short On Judges 25 Jan 2006
    WCCO, Judge Thomas Godzala announced Monday that he will be on leave for several months to battle renal cell cancer, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. ...

    Prostate Cancer Device Market set to Triple in Asia and Latin ... 25 Jan 2006
    PR Web (press release), ...this market will be bolstered by its minimally invasive application for renal tumors, which is proving to be a big draw in Asia where kidney cancer rates are ...

    Ex-mayor Scheibel has kidney cancer Jan 18, 2006
    Pioneer Press, Scheibel said Tuesday that the cancer had been discovered early as part of an unrelated medical examination and that he plans to have surgery next month at St. ...

    Action to Cure Kidney Cancer Announces 2006 Defense Department ... Jan 21, 2006
    PR Web (press release), For the first time ever, kidney cancer has been included among the disease categories that are eligible to compete for $50 million in research grants awarded ...

    Bananas, root veggies may cut kidney cancer risk Dec 26, 2005
    PakTribune.com, ISLAMABAD: People who like their bananas, carrots and beets may have a lower risk of developing kidney cancer than those who turn their noses up at the foods ...

    Moderate drinking may lower kidney cancer risk Dec 28, 2005
    Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate alcohol intake appears to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in middle-aged and older women, according ...

    Kidney Cancer Patients Unlikely To Respond To Potential Treatment ... Dec 30, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), ...gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs), is not likely to be effective for patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma - the most aggressive kidney cancer. ...

    Oral kidney cancer treatment gets FDA green light Dec 25, 2005
    Canton Repository (subscription), WASHINGTON A new treatment that slows the spread of advanced kidney cancer won government approval last week, offering potential relief from a disease that ...

    Kidney Cancer Drug Approved Dec 28, 2005
    ShortNews.com, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US has approved the sorafenib tosylate drug Nexavar for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer. ...

    Mechanism Underlying Response To Targeted Therapy For Kidney ... Jan 15, 2006
    Medical News Today (press release), UCLA researchers knew - based on two clinical trials - that a subset of kidney cancer patients responded well to an experimental targeted therapy, but they didn ...

    New Treatment For Kidney And Skin Cancer Dec 27, 2005
    KLTV, One East Texas woman has beat the odds against kidney cancer. A new treatment called Interleukin-2 looks promising for people who ...

    New Gastric Cancer Drug Unlikely to Benefit Kidney Cancer Patients Dec 31, 2005
    MedIndia, ...of Urology says that drugs used to treat gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs) are likely to be ineffective for patients with full blown kidney cancer. ...

    Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Lower Kidney Cancer Risk Dec 29, 2005
    MedPage Today, STOCKHOLM, Dec. 29 - Light-to-moderate alcohol drinking may protect women against kidney cancer, according to researchers here. ...

    Moderate drinking may lower kidney cancer risk Dec 28, 2005
    Trade Arabia, Moderate alcohol intake appears to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in middle-aged and older women, according to a study conducted in Sweden ...

    Moderate Drinking Reduces Kidney Cancer Risk Dec 29, 2005
    SR International - Radio Sweden, According to new Swedish research, moderate alcohol consumption seems to be associated with a decreased risk of kidney cancer in women over the age of 40. ...

    New Treatment For Advanced Kidney Cancer Dec 22, 2005
    Hardbeatnews.com, Dec. 23, 2005: The US Food and Drug Administration this week approved a new anti-cancer medicine for the treatment of the advanced kidney cancer, renal cell ...

    UCLA Researchers Uncover Mechanism Underlying Response to Targeted ... Jan 11, 2006
    AScribe 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- UCLA researchers knew - based on two clinical trials - that a subset of kidney cancer patients responded well to an experimental ...

    Keith loses his battle against kidney disease Jan 9, 2006
    ic Coventry, A TIRELESS campaigner who set up a national support group for people affected by kidney cancer has lost his battle against the killer disease. ...

    Environment Department takes go-slow approach to arsenic Jan 21, 2006
    Albuquerque Tribune, Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water can also cause skin cancer, kidney cancer and changes in both the color and thickness of a person's skin ...

    Safety, ethics questioned in tissue transplant industry Jan 23, 2006
    San Francisco Chronicle, Like Kogut, he said he learned several months ago from detectives that parts of his father, Michael, who passed away two years ago from kidney cancer, had been ...

    Cancer patients find relief in specialized massage Jan 22, 2006
    Anchorage Daily News, ...of breast cancer. Before her first diagnosis, with kidney cancer in 1995, she sought massage as a stress reliever. She credits massage ...

    Doctors Freezing, Not Removing, Kidney Tumors Jan 17, 2006
    INDYchannel.com, COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Doctors in Columbus are fighting kidney cancer without performing the standard procedure of removing the affected organ, RTV6's Stacia ...

    SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT: FUTURE BLOCKBUSTERS Dec 30, 2005
    Med Ad News (subscription), ...sorafenib tosylate. The US launch of Nexavar for treating advanced kidney cancer is expected to occur in the first half of 2006. Nexavar ...

    FDA CAPSULES Jan 10, 2006
    Newsday, The agency emphasized that taking Tamiflu is not a substitute for the annual flu vaccine. TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED KIDNEY CANCER. ...

    The show must go on Jan 12, 2006
    Port Huron Times Herald, His health is the bigger issue. A few years ago, Hills was diagnosed with kidney cancer, which eventually spread to his chest and brain. ...

    ER doctor a good fiction writer Jan 21, 2006
    Toronto Star, ...is peeing blood. Grandfather was once something of a wild man, but is now dying of kidney cancer in a retirement home. Chen is there ...

    Drug Maker on the Mend Jan 19, 2006
    Smartmoney.com Sutent is pending approval for the treatment of kidney cancer, but the drug has also shown to be effective in treating gastrointestinal tumors, so it will ...

    High grade renal cell carcinoma: Imatinib does not appear to be ... Dec 27, 2005
    Xagena.it, ...gastrointestinal stromal cancers ( GISTs ), is not likely to be effective for patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma -- the most aggressive kidney cancer ...

    Concert in Corning will celebrate cancer survivors' lives Jan 1, 2006
    Elmira Star-Gazette, American Cancer Society, the Corning Cancer Center, Corning Hospital, the Falck Cancer Center, the Guthrie Cancer Center, the Kidney Cancer Association, the ...

    5-year-old cancer survivor gets a Love Quilt and Make-A-Wish trip Dec 22, 2005
    Rolla Daily News, After months of struggling to overcome kidney cancer, 5-year old Jordan Mumma is receiving a Love Quilt and a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World. ...

    Genentech income rises 64% in quarter Jan 11, 2006
    San Jose Mercury News, FDA in the next few months to approve Avastin's use for breast cancer and lung cancer, and the company is testing it as a possible treatment for kidney cancer. ...

    "Gamma knife" treatment can extend cancer survival Jan 12, 2006
    Reuters.uk, ...who died within the first three months after radiosurgery, the survivors had no differences in age; sex; percentage of lung cancer, melanoma, or kidney cancer. ...

    Breakthroughs, tips and trends Jan 6, 2006
    Times Online, ...to drink, that might not be such a bad thing, according to Swedish doctors, who report that moderate drinking could help to protect women from kidney cancer. ...

    Genentech's Product Mix Could Boost Margins In 2006 Jan 11, 2006
    Forbes The most important upcoming catalyst for Genentech’s sales is Phase III Avastin, the company’s kidney cancer drug, but the timing of the release of that ...

    Drugs in '05: Much Promise, Little Payoff Jan 10, 2006
    New York Times, ...of patients. It was on such a basis that the FDA last month approved Nexavar, a Bayer drug for treating kidney cancer. But like ...

    Can dogs sniff out cancer? Jan 11, 2006
    myDNA.com, ...to the cancer group. This prompted retesting of the subject, who was subsequently found to have kidney cancer. Whether or not canines ...

    Berkley neighbors claim dump site causing cancer Jan 7, 2006
    Taunton Gazette, Murray said she has relatives on the street with kidney cancer and that, "further down the street there is bladder cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer ...

    LOCAL NEWS Jan 6, 2006
    Elmira Star-Gazette, ...ribbon. Proceeds will benefit the Lung Cancer Alliance, Kidney Cancer Association and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Funds ...

    Sylacaugan credits experimental drug with saving life Jan 16, 2006
    Daily Home Online, Had it not been for a serendipitous discovery during a visit with his daughter, Ken Hogan of Sylacauga believes he would have died from kidney cancer. ...

    Combination of Interleukin-12 Interferon and appears to be safe Jan 7, 2006
    Xagena.it, This strategy, a form of immunotherapy, is sometimes used to treat melanoma, advanced kidney cancer and other tumors that respond poorly to chemotherapy or ...

    School official won't quit over suit Jan 12, 2006
    New Brunswick Home News Tribune, ...be seen as bolstering the lawsuit, which claims that a former township dump that is now school board property helped cause Phyllis Kristjanson's kidney cancer. ...

    Bon voyage cancer, hello Disney World Jan 4, 2006
    The Torrington Telegram, BY TRACY DAVIS. After battling kidney cancer and coming through strong, Bailey Surratt is on her way to Disney World. In November ...

    If it's orange, it must be Denver Jan 21, 2006
    Rocky Mountain News, Luke's Medical Center as fans all over the state celebrated Orange Friday. Magen, who is a serious Broncos fan, was being treated for kidney cancer. ...

    New Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Drug, Nexavar® Granted US ... Dec 27, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer. ...

    Building on success Jan 21, 2006
    Record-Searchlight (subscription), Moss started working at the family business at the age of 13. Moss' father died from kidney cancer in 1995 at the age of 53. "From ...

    NU study might improve breast cancer treatment Jan 16, 2006
    Daily Northwestern, ...cancer. Evidence of its increased presence exists in a variety of cancers, including brain and kidney cancer. Cryns said. Researchers ...

    Aid for cancer artist Jan 11, 2006
    Malay Mail, Penang. Only 31, Sibu-born Yong now lies at Tung Shin Hospital undergoing further treatment after an operation for kidney cancer. ...

    Where are they now? Tom Kaczor Jan 14, 2006
    phillyBurbs.com, ...titles. Coaching his son Scott’s Newtown Little League team to a championship. As a boy, Scott overcame kidney cancer. People ...

    Birthday girl Danielle is a Little Star Jan 12, 2006
    ic Birmingham.co.uk, ...award. Danielle, of Warndon, Worcester, was diagnosed with Wilm's tumour, a form of kidney cancer which affects children, last April. ...

    Woman winning battle against depression Jan 3, 2006
    Appleton Post Crescent, Then, a succession of setbacks over the past several years, including back surgery, breast cancer and kidney cancer, sent her spiraling into depression's black ...

    MORBID TRADE IN BODY PARTS Dec 25, 2005
    Electric New Paper, ...companies. Another victim is Mr Michael Bruno - a New York city cab driver who succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago at 75. Authorities ...

    New York officials probe possible theft of corpse parts for profit Dec 25, 2005
    Chicago Tribune, NEW YORK -- Michael Bruno's life had been uncomplicated: He was an immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago at 75 ...

    Taking Fla. by Storm Jan 14, 2006
    New York Daily News, On Oct. 29 Bradley Mosley, who led the team in scoring two years ago, died after a battle with a rare form of kidney cancer. He ...

    NYC authorities investigate possible theft of body parts Dec 24, 2005
    Arizona Daily Sun, NEW YORK (AP) -- Michael Bruno's life had been uncomplicated: He was an immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago ...

    Hospice and cancer Jan 5, 2006
    I-Newswire.com (press release) ...on all major cancers including: prostate cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, neuroblastoma, lymphoma, brain cancers, kidney cancer, liver cancer ...

    Overweight, obesity raises cancer risk Jan 1, 2006
    Food Consumer, ...and physically inactive cause one-quarter to one-third of worldwide cases of breast cancer, colon cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer and esophageal ...

    Teammates support each other and share a special bond that goes ... Dec 30, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, ...such good news. The test confirmed that the senior, who transferred to Roncalli one month earlier, had kidney cancer. They stood ...

    Survivors share lessons of hope Jan 9, 2006
    Elmira Star-Gazette, ...on. Sunday's event benefited the Lung Cancer Alliance, Kidney Cancer Association and Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. "We ...

    IBM poison gas case drags on Jan 3, 2006
    Inquirer, Boffins from the state Department of Health released a report documenting excessive rates of testicular and kidney cancer and heart defects in parts of the ...

    A few healthful tricks could help cancer-proof your life Jan 2, 2006
    Fort Worth Star Telegram, ...who ate them less than once a month. Carrots may also reduce your risk of kidney cancer. Serve yourself some tomatoes: If you don ...

    HO, HO HAPPY Dec 24, 2005
    Advertiser Adelaide, Berry. Tragically, Nathan succumbed to a brain tumour in February 1993 and Nicholas died from kidney cancer the following year. ...

    A charitable act of Faith Jan 8, 2006
    Daytona Beach News-Journal, Coleman didn't have health insurance before she was diagnosed with kidney cancer because she could not afford it and has been refused insurance ever since. ...

    AOPA: AMEs Can Reissue Special Issuance Medicals For Certain ... Dec 26, 2005
    Aero-News Network, And now, it is even simpler for a pilot with bladder cancer, melanoma, renal (kidney) cancer, or breast cancer to renew his or her special issuance medical ...

    Plaintiffs await word on IBM talks Jan 2, 2006
    Press & Sun-Bulletin, Last summer, scientists from the state Department of Health released a report documenting excessive rates of testicular and kidney cancer and heart defects in ...

    Early diagnosis helps cure pediatric cancer: Experts Dec 29, 2005
    Times of India, Success rate in treatment of kidney cancer can be as high as 90 per cent," Robert Carachi, from the University of Glasgow, said. ...

    Cancer drugs slow to hit market Dec 25, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, ...cancer.". On Tuesday, the agency approved Nexavar, a drug that officials described as "a major advance" in treating kidney cancer. ...

    ASPARTAME FEEDBACK DIALOGUE Dec 30, 2005
    Free Market News Network, A recent study in Italy has confirmed that aspartame causes lymphoma, leukemia, kidney cancer and cancer of the cranial peripheral nerves. ...

    Bulls tackle Big East on little but faith Jan 4, 2006
    St. Petersburg Times, Mosley died in October after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer, and his desire to return to the game continues to motivate his teammates to persist beyond ...

    2005 The Year in Review: Top 10 Local Stories Dec 30, 2005
    Aspen Daily News, ...whose high-profile business dealings largely transformed Aspen from a funky ski town to a main destination for the rich and famous, died of kidney cancer Jan. ...

    Pfizer struggles as generics pummel its drugs Jan 6, 2006
    Pittsburgh Post Gazette, ...year seller. This year the FDA may approve Sutent, a drug for kidney cancer that Pfizer acquired when it bought Pharmacia. Other ...

    Robin Worthington Was Committed To Mission Work Dec 25, 2005
    Hartford Courant, They went on a Caribbean cruise on their honeymoon, and on their return, the back pain Robin had experienced on the trip was diagnosed as kidney cancer. ...

    Curtin, Michael Jan 5, 2006
    Appleton Post Crescent, 59, passed away peacefully, with his loving family at his side, late Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at Cherry Meadows Hospice, from complications of kidney cancer. ...

    In the News Jan 5, 2006
    The University of Chicago Chronicle Developed at the University, Nexavar has been used in drug trials by patients suffering from kidney cancer, and the US Food and Drug Administration approved it ...

    Kidneys and heart main culprits of health woes Dec 27, 2005
    Australian, ...of death is yet to be revealed, experts suggest it is more likely Mr Packer experienced cardiovascular complications than recurrence of kidney cancer or any ...

    Zapatista tour halts for funeral of Comandante Ramona Jan 8, 2006
    World War 4 Report, ...state, word arrived that Comandante Ramona, a highly respected member of the Zapatista Army's General Command, had fianlly succumbed to kidney cancer after a ...

    SEF head asked not to come to funeral in China Dec 28, 2005
    Taipei Times, ...came to Taiwan earlier this year to attend the memorial service of the late SEF chairman Koo Chen-fu ( ??? ), who died of kidney cancer in January. ...

    NYC probing possible thefts of body parts Dec 23, 2005
    Boston Globe, NEW YORK -- Michael Bruno was an immigrant who worked hard and spoke his mind, then succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago at age 75. ...

    The veteran BBC broadcaster Alistair Cooke who died in March last ... Dec 23, 2005
    Times Online, ...on the form. Also changed was his father’s cause of death, listed as heart disease, instead of kidney cancer. The undertakers ...

    2005 Year in Review Dec 28, 2005
    Ukiah Daily Journal, ...caregivers clinic. Well known caterer Jeanette Stroh dies of a rare form of kidney cancer at UC Davis Medical Center, at age 64. A ...

    OUR BEST GIFT EVER Dec 24, 2005
    Glasgow Daily Record, The five-year-old was diagnosed with Wilm's disease, a rare kidney cancer, in April. It strikes fewer than 70 people in the UK. ...

    Melody as therapy Jan 4, 2006
    phillyBurbs.com, Hamilton resident Richard Dorchma, who’s recovering from kidney cancer, said the music therapy distracts him from the pain of surgery. ...

    Zadie Smith continues as literary icon Jan 1, 2006
    Charlotte Observer, Her father was ill with kidney cancer, confronting her with her first sense of mortality. "That was a sadness that was kind of long-lasting," she says. ...

    Weil's latest words Dec 25, 2005
    commercialappeal.com (subscription), They packed a ballroom, clutching his book and peppering him with personal. questions about eczema, kidney cancer, supplements and fasting. ...

    NYC Authorities Probe Theft of Body Parts Dec 23, 2005
    ABC News YORK Dec 23, 2005 — Michael Bruno's life had been uncomplicated: He was an immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney cancer two years ...

    Funeral homes, company stole body parts, officials say Dec 23, 2005
    Winston-Salem Journal, Michael Bruno was an immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago at 75. "Typical Italian ...

    Host Bells win tournament Dec 24, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, ...son, Schneider created the idea for the DJ Frandsen Memorial Tournament, to honor his former manager who died at age 25 in September 2004 from kidney cancer. ...

    OUR BEST GIFT EVER Dec 23, 2005
    Glasgow Daily Record, Little Katy Miles has just learned that she is clear of a rare kidney cancer. Her mum Louise said: "This is our family's best Christmas present ever. ...

    Mayo Clinic Finds Kidney Cancer Patients are Unlikely to Respond ... 21 Dec 2005
    AScribe ...gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs), is not likely to be effective for patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma - the most aggressive kidney cancer. ...

    Oral kidney cancer treatment approved 21 Dec 2005
    The State, WASHINGTON — A new treatment that slows the spread of advanced kidney cancer won government approval Tuesday, offering potential relief from a disease that ...

    21 Nation briefs 21 Dec 2005
    Provo Daily Herald, WASHINGTON -- A new treatment that slows the spread of advanced kidney cancer won government approval Tuesday, offering potential relief from a disease that ...

    Ryan: my child of courage 21 Dec 2005
    Belfast Telegraph, ...the youngster was initially believed to have a neuroblastoma tumour, doctors discovered it was instead a Wilms tumour - a type of kidney cancer - and it had ...

    Health in Brief False positive results spur sites to drop oral HIV ... 21 Dec 2005
    Indianapolis Star, Washington -- A new treatment that slows the spread of advanced kidney cancer won government approval Tuesday, offering potential relief from a disease that ...

    Onyx Pharma Set For Strong First Half 21 Dec 2005
    Forbes ONXX - news - people ) after the company announced Tuesday that the US Food and Drug Administration approved Nexavar, the company's kidney cancer drug with ...

    European Stocks Rise, Paced by BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Bayer 21 Dec 2005
    Bloomberg Rio Tinto Group and OMV AG paced gains by commodity producers, while Bayer AG climbed as the German drugmaker won approval for its kidney-cancer treatment. ...

    German Stocks Rise, Led by Bayer; Adidas and Premiere Decline 21 Dec 2005
    Bloomberg Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks rose, led by Bayer AG after the German drugmaker won approval for its kidney-cancer treatment. ...

    NEWS RELEASE 21 Dec 2005
    Financial News USA (press release), Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer. ...

    OK For Bayer's Cancer Drug Only Days Early 21 Dec 2005
    New Ratings But approval was widely expected and "it is a matter of days earlier than anticipated." Kidney cancer is only a relatively small indication. Keeps hold rating. ...

    Child with local ties has desings on Christmas 21 Dec 2005
    Pipestone County Star, A few months after Adam’s first birthday he was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumor, the most common type of kidney cancer in children. ...

    ADR REPORT: Strength In Brazil Helps Latin Amer Stocks -2 21 Dec 2005
    Yahoo! News Drug Administration approved the first new drug in more than a decade to treat adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer ...

    European stocks close at 45-mth peak, miners rise 21 Dec 2005
    Reuters.uk, Shares in German chemicals group Bayer added 2.7 percent as the company won US approval for its key kidney cancer drug, Nexavar. ...

    German shares close higher led by Linde, Bayer UPDATE 21 Dec 2005
    Forbes 35.40, benefiting from news that it has won earlier-than-expected approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Nexavar kidney cancer drug it ...

    Euro stocks at 3-1/2-year high 21 Dec 2005
    CNN Shares in German drugs and chemicals group Bayer rose 1.7 percent after the company won US approval for its key kidney cancer drug, Nexavar. ...

    (PRN) - Monsanto Company Sets Webcast and Analyst/Media Call for ... 21 Dec 2005
    Bolsamania.com, Lounge ... [+. PRN) - PHOTO ADVISORY -- FDA Approves Nexavar(R) for Treatment of Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer ... [+. PRN ...

    Miners, energy stocks boost European markets 21 Dec 2005
    Investor's Business Daily (subscription) 1.9% after the company said that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its Nexavar tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced kidney cancer ...

    Euro Gets a Boost 21 Dec 2005
    Daily FX, Bayer has won approval from US regulators to sell its drug Nexavar to treat adults with kidney cancer. Bayer rose 1.6 per cent to €35.01. ...

    Bryant's barrage: 62 points 21 Dec 2005
    OCRegister, By KEVIN DING. LOS ANGELES – The wish to come true for Corey O'Rane-Ealy, a 6-year-old battling kidney cancer, was meeting Kobe Bryant. ...

    Bayer still sees approval for kidney cancer drug Nexavar in US ... Dec 9, 2005
    Forbes LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AFX) - Bayer AG said it still expects approvals for its Nexavar drug to treat kidney cancer to be granted in the US in the first half and ...

    Drug trial gives new hope to kidney cancer patients Dec 12, 2005
    Mobile Register, When the first doctor told Louis Eschete he had no options for treating his kidney cancer, he accepted the four to six months he was given to live and went ...

    Onyx anticancer drug gets FDA approval Dec 20, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, ...and today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration approved Nexavar tablets for the treatment of kidney cancer. Nexavar ...

    Highlights of rising and falling US stocks Dec 20, 2005
    Investor's Business Daily (subscription) ...ve received approval from Food and Drug Administration of Nexavar tablets for the treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer. ...

    Antigenics Updates Business Strategy and Outlines Timeline for the ... Dec 6, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) today announced that the analysis of data from its kidney cancer trial of Oncophage(R) (vitespen; formerly HSPPC-96) will be ...

    Andy's secret heartache Dec 20, 2005
    This is London, ...doorbell. A sad absence, however, will be Abraham's mother Agatha, who died of kidney cancer in October as he made his bid for fame. ...

    (PRN) - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Celebrates 10 ... Dec 20, 2005
    Bolsamania.com, First Place Schools ... [+. PRN) - FDA Approves Nexavar(R) for Treatment of Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer ... [+. PRN) - PA ...

    WMHS teacher beats odds to be one of the best Dec 15, 2005
    Evening Times, By Billy Woods. After receiving the news that he had stage three kidney cancer three years ago, he knew the fight was on. But how ...

    Bayer Doubles Nexavar Sales Forecast to EU1 Billion (Update4) Dec 8, 2005
    Bloomberg Regulators are reviewing Nexavar to treat kidney cancer and Bayer is moving into the last stage of tests required to sell the drug for lung cancer, the ...

    Honoring her past, graduating to her future Dec 18, 2005
    News Journal, William Birmingham III, 28; Misty Hawkins, 26; Kristyana Birmingham, 13; and Emily Anne, 12 – learned in September 2001 that Bill had kidney cancer. ...

    Interleukin-12 can safely be administered with Interferon as an ... Dec 16, 2005
    Xagena.it, This strategy, a form of immunotherapy, is sometimes used to treat melanoma, advanced kidney cancer and other tumors that respond poorly to chemotherapy or ...

    Charity matinee a family affair Dec 17, 2005
    Ottawa Sun, ...through in her short life. Maria was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer when she was only a year old. She spent eight months ...

    New Stanford tool for genetic data analysis may improve cancer ... Dec 6, 2005
    Innovations-Report, James Brooks, MD, associate professor of urology, and Hongjuan Zhao, PhD, research associate, studied the most common form of kidney cancer, called renal cell ...

    Biotech Bets for the Fearless Dec 12, 2005
    BusinessWeek ...vessels that feed tumors. It could be approved imminently for treating kidney cancer, but the timing will be crucial. Sutent, a drug ...

    Family deals with challenges of living with cancer Nov 25, 2005
    Hagerstown Morning Herald, ...prayer. The Smithsburg High School art teacher was serene as he talked about his 2-year-old son, Asher, who is battling kidney cancer. ...

    Bayer wants to double consumer care sales in Eastern Europe, Asia ... Dec 8, 2005
    Forbes Bayer plans to file for approval for this drug against kidney cancer in the first half in the US next year, and in Europe in the second half of 2006. ...

    Temsirolimus May Improve Effectiveness of Femara® in Advanced ... Dec 14, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), It is being evaluated in the treatment of several cancers, including kidney cancer, breast cancer, mantle cell lymphoma, and glioblastoma multiforme. ...

    John Whisler: HBO expanding and improving boxing coverage Dec 18, 2005
    San Antonio Express (subscription), ...stomach surgery. George Horowitz, CEO and chairman of boxing equipment giant Everlast Worldwide, died of kidney cancer. "He was ...

    Aging with grace, naturally, is Weil's way Dec 19, 2005
    Oakland Tribune, They packed a ballroom, clutching his book and peppering him with personal questions about eczema, kidney cancer, supplements and fasting. ...

    DiagnoCure announces financial results - Gen-Probe confirms first ... Dec 15, 2005
    Canada NewsWire (press release), The Company is continuing the validation of markers for integration into a prototype test for the early detection of kidney cancer and just initiated a program ...

    Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for ... Nov 28, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...(Author, Gangi) Minimally Invasive Treatments for Renal Tumors (Tuesday, November 29) Kidney cancer is the eighth most common cancer in men and the tenth in ...

    Win over Rams a banner night for Dwyer Dec 13, 2005
    Jupiter Courier (subscription), Dwyer player Bradley Mosley. Mosley, 22, died in October after battling kidney cancer for the past year. After graduating from Dwyer ...

    Antigenics to Eliminate 81 Jobs Dec 6, 2005
    MSN Money 32 percent of its work force, as part of an effort to stretch its cash in case of negative results from a late-stage study of an experimental kidney cancer drug ...

    Blind MSU nursing student honored as an inspiration Dec 15, 2005
    The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, At first she felt a little depressed. Why is this happening twice to my family, she wondered. Her mother had died of kidney cancer when Matthaes was only 7. ...

    Peggy Townsend, Name Dropping: A close shave for local ... Dec 13, 2005
    Santa Cruz Sentinel, ...stairs. So it was a shock when doctors discovered that John, who was never a smoker, not only had lung cancer, but kidney cancer too. ...

    Gene Test Helps Kids With Kidney Transplants Dec 14, 2005
    drkoop.com But not with her video games. "I have kidney cancer, so I have to get dialysis to get that bad stuff out of my body," she says. ...

    Cancer Vaccine Research Gets a Boost Nov 25, 2005
    Forbes But by using an already-approved lymphoma cancer drug, called Ontak, to eliminate T-regs in kidney cancer patients before administering a treatment vaccine ...

    RITA Medical Systems Announces New Radiofrequency Ablation ... Nov 22, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, ...of RITA Medical commented, "The new renal CPT code is an important milestone for the application of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of kidney cancer. ...

    Rita Medical Systems Highlights Clinical Presentations at 2005 ... Dec 1, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...author concluded that RFA is a "very safe therapeutical option for patients suffering from focal liver tumors." RFA Treatment of Kidney Cancer Clinical Data ...

    Conference considers ultrasound for cancer treatment, noninvasive ... Nov 30, 2005
    uwnews.org, ...use of high-intensity focused ultrasound for liver cancer, malignant bone tumors, breast cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer and ...

    Bayer hikes peak sales potential for drugs Nexavar, Kogenate ... Dec 7, 2005
    Forbes ...is a collaboration with US-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals and is currently expected to be launched on the US and European markets for the treatment of kidney cancer ...

    Bayer Doubles Nexavar Sales Forecast to EU1 Billion (Update1) Dec 7, 2005
    Bloomberg ...and development in London. Regulators are already reviewing Nexavar to help treat kidney cancer. Chief Executive Werner Wenning ...

    Bayer hikes peak sales potential for drugs Nexavar, Kogenate ... Dec 8, 2005
    Forbes ...with US-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals and is currently expected to be launched on the US and European markets for the treatment of kidney cancer next year. ...

    Bayer expects uplift in pharmaceuticals business Dec 8, 2005
    MSNBC ...for lung cancer would begin in the first half of next year, while the drug, under review by regulators, was expected to launch next year to treat kidney cancer ...

    Bayer ups forecast peak sales for Nexavar Dec 8, 2005
    BusinessWeek The German chemical and pharmaceuticals company also said it will start a late stage clinical trial for Nexavar, a kidney cancer drug that's expected to be on ...

    Breast Cancer Survivors Face Increased Cancer Risk Dec 9, 2005
    Forbes Obesity seems to contribute both to breast cancer after menopause and future cases of colorectal and kidney cancer, while genetic predispositions seem to raise ...

    Wyeth working on new breast cancer drug Dec 8, 2005
    CNN ...for Wyeth. Temsirolimus has also been tested as a treatment for renal cell carcinoma, which is a form of kidney cancer. Burr said ...

    UPDATE 2-Antigenics to shed one-third of staff to cut costs Dec 6, 2005
    Reuters Its lead product is an experimental vaccine called Oncophage that is being tested as a treatment for kidney cancer and melanoma. ...

    Dog is the best for gene research Dec 8, 2005
    International Reporter, By studying the genomes of dogs of the same breed that have the same disease -- for example, a group of German shepherds with kidney cancer -- scientists can ...

    Back, and kicking Dec 8, 2005
    Palm Beach Post, He has dealt with his father's death from kidney cancer in 1999 and endured a post-season suspension from the football team last fall for breaking a team rule. ...

    (Euronext Paris) - Bayer : "We have great confidence for the ... Dec 8, 2005
    Euronext, Milestones for 2006 include the expected market launch of Nexavar® in the United States and Europe for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer and continuing ...

    Good medicine Dec 7, 2005
    Orlando Sentinel, Houpt was diagnosed in January with kidney cancer and started losing her hair two weeks ago from an experimental drug she is taking. ...

    18 Patient Groups Join Effort to Fix Holes in Health Care ' ... Dec 6, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...this week and signed by WomenHeart: The National Coalition of Women with Heart Disease, the National Health Council, and the Kidney Cancer Association as well ...

    Scientists decode, will publish complete dog genome Dec 8, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, ...the genomes of individual dogs of the same breed that have the same disease -- for example, a group of German shepherds with kidney cancer -- scientists can ...

    NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS Bayer wants to double consumer care sales ... Dec 9, 2005
    Forbes The items incorrectly stated that Bayer plans to file for approval for Nexavar to treat kidney cancer in the US in the first half and in Europe in the second ...

    Cancer survivor has new home Dec 7, 2005
    Paradise Post, Janae was diagnosed with kidney cancer Jan. 26, after she was already more than a year old. It had been growing since she was in the womb. ...

    Son's fight spurs aid for kids with cancer Dec 6, 2005
    Chesterfield Today, Parents Association of Children with Tumours and Leukaemia – after being spurred into action by son Luke who developed a rare form of kidney cancer when he ...

    Eagle Resident Gets Record Bighorn Sheep Dec 13, 2005
    KBCI, Thirty one years. That's how long Ed Rochnowski called Bill Hosford his closest friend. Bill died in September from kidney cancer. ...

    He’s not complaining, but … Dec 7, 2005
    Kansas City Star, He has about nine different ailments that could kill him — kidney cancer, bladder cancer, a congestive heart condition, sleep apnea, diabetes — the list ...

    Ten New Studies Presented at National Radiological Society Meeting ... Dec 1, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...in Chicago demonstrates the effectiveness of cryoablation across a broad range of applications including the treatment of prostate and kidney cancer as well as ...

    Cancer-survivor family needs home for Christmas Nov 18, 2005
    Paradise Post, Twenty-two-month-old Janae Sue Valencic may have beaten the kidney cancer that plagued her even in the womb. ... Janae was diagnosed with kidney cancer Jan. ...

    Glaxo sees 4 cancer drugs in final trials Nov 30, 2005
    Reuters.uk, ...potential in shrinking tumours in patients with advanced breast cancer and fighting brain metastases, although the product had mixed results in kidney cancer. ...

    Glaxo to put 4 new cancer drugs into final trials Nov 30, 2005
    Reuters ...tests. New data showed the drug also helped fight tumours that had spread to the brain, though results in kidney cancer were mixed. ...

    GlaxoSmithKline to Begin Trials for Drugs Nov 30, 2005
    Forbes ...growth. The treatment will be tested in multiple types of cancer, including kidney cancer, in the coming year, the company said. ...

    Glaxo Bullish on Cancer Drugs Nov 30, 2005
    Red Herring, A first round trial showed that all 63 patients with renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, experienced tumor reduction or disease stabilization. ...

    UPDATE: GlaxoSmithKline Unveils Oncology Drug Pipeline Nov 30, 2005
    Business Online, As for pazopanib, Glaxo said it is pursuing "aggressive" clinical development of the tumor-fighter in the treatment of kidney cancer. ...

    Best Buy founder gives Mayo $48.9 million Dec 3, 2005
    Pioneer Press, Besides mesothelioma, re-searchers will target: breast, ovarian and uterine cancers; kidney cancer; glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer; blood cancers, such ...

    US team finds high levels of metal in residents of smelter town Dec 8, 2005
    Catholic News Service ...per deciliter of blood. Lead poisoning can cause irritability, developmental problems and kidney cancer. Archbishop Pedro Barreto ...

    Obituaries in the News Dec 1, 2005
    Tuscaloosa News (subscription), He was 73. Kurtz, a member of the National Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, died of kidney cancer at home, according to family. ...

    PROPHET TALK: ANTI-ASPARTAME ARGUMENT IN FULL Nov 29, 2005
    Free Market News Network, ...just exactly what was expected, that aspartame triggers malignant brain tumors as in original studies, lymphoma, leukemia and even kidney cancer and cancer of ...

    Hope burns for firefighters Nov 24, 2005
    Vancouver North Shore Outlook, The increased job-related cancer risks include: brain cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ureter cancer, colorectal cancer and ...

    Organic is the way to go when it comes to eating healthy Nov 21, 2005
    Inside Bay Area, ...in Canada reported "positive associations between solid tumors and pesticide exposure, including brain cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and pancreatic ...

    Researcher named winner of presidential award Nov 30, 2005
    uwnews.org, ...medical students. Horwitz' research focuses on identifying inherited risk factors for leukemia, lymphoma, and kidney cancer. He ...

    Radio Station B-101 Founder Kurtz Dies Of Cancer Nov 30, 2005
    NBC 10.com, The 73-year-old Kurtz, a member of the National Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, died of kidney cancer at his Philadelphia home on Thursday. ...

    Galil Medical Receives FDA Clearance for its Cryotherapy CryoHit ... Nov 29, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...applications. Galil's cryotherapy technology has been widely used worldwide for the treatment of prostate, kidney cancer and liver cancer. ...

    Everlast CEO Horowitz Dies From Cancer Nov 29, 2005
    MSN Money Inc. said Tuesday that George Q. Horowitz, its chairman and chief executive since 2000, died from kidney cancer on Monday. Everlast ...

    Libertarian publisher Bradford, 58, dies Dec 12, 2005
    Seattle Times, ..."He read voraciously ... and actively solicited diverse opinions.". Mr. Bradford succumbed to kidney cancer Friday (Dec. 8) at his Port Townsend home. ...

    Sniffing Out Lung Cancer Nov 20, 2005
    ABC30.com, Individuals with bladder cancer or kidney cancer would have abnormal urine, so we think individuals with lung cancer also have abnormal breath," says Tarek ...

    USF: Academic progress will improve Dec 9, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, ...the Bulls are penalized for a case such as basketball player Bradley Mosley, who took a smaller courseload after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer last fall. ...

    Fighting For A Miracle 13 Nov 2005
    CBS News Vickie Doran, her husband Patrick to colon cancer as well. And John Rowe, his daughter Kianna to kidney cancer. Rowe remains angry. "My kid died. ...

    Bayer recovering from restructuring headache 13 Nov 2005
    Daily Yomiuri Online, In the future, we are going into the cancer business with our first products for kidney cancer, and then another product for thrombosis," he said. ...

    Church ladies tell all 13 Nov 2005
    New York Daily News, Rosetta Smith. She conceived it one night in May 1994 while laying in a hospital bed awaiting surgery for kidney cancer. She says ...

    Bayer says results from kidney cancer drug trial 'favourable' Nov 3, 2005
    Forbes LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AFX) - Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals said data from a phase III trial on the kidney cancer drug Sorafenib -- recently renamed Nexavar ...

    Bayer says kidney cancer drug prolongs life Nov 3, 2005
    Malaysia Star, Reuters) - German drugs and chemicals group Bayer on Thursday said interim results of a late-stage trial showed its kidney cancer treatment sorafenib improved ...

    Impressive Survival After Treatment of Kidney Cancer with Tarceva ... Nov 4, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), According to updated results from a phase II clinical trial presented at the 23 rd annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, treatment with the combination of ...

    Report: Factories not to blame for cancer Nov 9, 2005
    SouthCoastToday.com, NEW BEDFORD -- A federal study has concluded that two South End factories are not the most likely cause of a nearby cluster of kidney cancer cases. ...

    Bayer, Onyx to name kidney cancer drug sorafenib Nexavar Oct 28, 2005
    Forbes LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AFX) - Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc said they have decided to name their sorafenib drug to treat kidney cancer Nexavar. ...

    Predicting Better Survival for Kidney Cancer Patients After ... Oct 24, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), According to a study published in the journal Cancer, three factors predicted better survival among patients with metastatic kidney cancer who had a reduced ...

    Kidney Cancer Association Announces 'ACOR Challenge' Oct 28, 2005
    PR Web (press release), PRWEB) October 28, 2005 -- The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA ... The Kidney Cancer Association was formed in 1990 by a small group of patients and their physician. ...

    Argos announces kidney cancer vaccine trial data at two upcoming ... Oct 20, 2005
    Carolina Newswire (press release), Argos scientists will conduct an oral and poster presentation on trial data at the Fourth International Kidney Cancer Symposium, sponsored by the Kidney Cancer ...

    Factories Not To Blame For Cancer, Report Says Nov 10, 2005
    Turn to 10.com, ...factories. The Health Department studied 15 people living near the factories who reported they suffered from kidney cancer. However ...

    WV firefighter praises legislation Nov 10, 2005
    Vancouver North Shore Outlook, ...that certain types of cancer pose a more inherent risk to firefighters because of their occupation: brain cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin's ...

    Update on Phase III Sorafenib Trial in Patients with Advanced ... Nov 6, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), ...that Dr. Bernard Escudier provided an update on the Sorafenib Phase III trial in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer during the ...

    Review: Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health Nov 6, 2005
    Food Consumer, L nitrate-N (Gulis et al. 2002); there was no association with bladder and kidney cancer incidence. In Spain, there was a positive ...

    Robert E. Bush, Medal of Honor recipient, dies Nov 12, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, Olympia, Wash., businessman whose war story was chronicled in Tom Brokaw's bestselling book "The Greatest Generation," died Tuesday of kidney cancer in an ...

    Misonix Reports First Quarter Results for the Period Ended ... Nov 7, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...units sold and patients treated. "We are also making progress with our product for kidney cancer. The acceptance by those involved ...

    Coverage for cancers Nov 11, 2005
    Prince George Free Press, ...of service; brain cancer after 10 years; bladder and ureter cancer after 15 years of service; and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, colorectal and kidney cancer will be ...

    British Columbia Recognizes Cancer as an Occupational Hazard for ... Nov 10, 2005
    Homeland Response, The types of cancer are primary site brain cancer, primary site bladder cancer, primary site kidney cancer, primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, primary site ureter ...

    Health and fitness calendar, November 8 Nov 7, 2005
    Rocky Mountain News, RSVP: 303-604-2700. • Kidney Cancer Patient and Family Information and Support Group - Speaker Dr. Harry Drabkin will speak on Clinical Updates on Kidney ...

    University community celebrates life of Mosley Nov 10, 2005
    The University of South Florida Oracle, Mosley. Mosley passed away after a yearlong battle with renal medullary carcinoma — a rare form of kidney cancer — on Oct. 29. ...

    Investigator Presents Update on Phase III Nexavar(R) Trial in ... Nov 3, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, ...an update on the Nexavar(R) (sorafenib tosylate) Tablets Phase III trial in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer during the ...

    Investigator Presents Update on Phase 3 Nexavar Trial in Patients ... Nov 3, 2005
    DG News ...provided an update on the Nexavar (sorafenib tosylate) Tablets phase 3 trial in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer during the ...

    ... Go to the Article Nov 1, 2005
    CancerWise Two drugs found effective in advanced kidney cancer patients when given after surgery may be even more beneficial before surgery, say researchers conducting a ...

    New Studies Highlight Promising Potential Of Cancer Immunotherapy Nov 2, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Mayo Clinic Discovers Potential Marker For Aggressive Kidney Cancer (December 9, 2004) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a key molecule that lets ...

    Tichenor: God answers prayers Nov 8, 2005
    McMinnville News-Register, ...graduate of McMinnville High School, talked about how he really learned the power of prayer when his infant daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with kidney cancer. ...

    Genentech Announces Preliminary Results From Randomized Phase II ... Oct 18, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...study designed to evaluate the incremental benefit of adding Tarceva® (erlotinib) to Avastin® (bevacizumab) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer ...

    KCA Appoints Patient Liaison to International Symposium Oct 15, 2005
    Emediawire (press release), CHICAGO (PRWEB) October 15, 2005 -- The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) today announced the appointment of Katherine S. Phillion, BS in chemical engineering, a ...

    Joseph 'Joe' Pickle, West Texas journalist Nov 10, 2005
    Houston Chronicle, 8, of kidney cancer, in Tumwater, Wash. He was 79. Reginald Gammon, an educator and artist who focused on social injustice and the civil rights era, Nov. ...

    Onyx Pharma up; cancer drug may boost survival rate Nov 3, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, Onyx, of Emeryville, Calif., said a cancer drug appeared to boost survival of kidney-cancer patients by 39 percent, compared with those using a placebo. ...

    Medal of Honor recipient Robert Bush, 79, dies Nov 10, 2005
    Standard-Speaker, II, died Nov. 8 at an assisted-living facility in Tumwater, Wash., near Olympia. He was 79 and had kidney cancer. On May 2, 1945 ...

    Onyx Pharmaceuticals Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month 2005 ... Nov 2, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...third quarter achievement was the US filing of the New Drug Application (NDA) for Nexavar for the treatment of patients with kidney cancer," said Hollings C ...

    Cancer Claims USF Senior Guard Oct 29, 2005
    Tampa Tribune, He was 22. Mosley had been battling a rare form of kidney cancer for the past year. He is survived by his mother, Lisa Ferguson, and a sister and brother. ...

    A Cancer Win Not All Firefighters Share Nov 9, 2005
    TheTyee.ca, ...the provincial government passed legislation forcing the WCB to recognize seven kinds of cancer (brain cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, non-Hodgkin's ...

    Postive cancer data boosts Onyx Nov 3, 2005
    East Bay Business Times, ...said Thursday that interim data from a late-stage trial of their experimental kidney cancer drug shows it appears to improve survival. ...

    Patients, Industry and Lawmakers Seek to End SBA Bureaucratic ... Nov 9, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...the Study of Aging Iowa Biotechnology Association Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Kansas City Life Science Institute Kidney Cancer Association Leukemia & ...

    FIREFIGHTERS: Compensation Volunteers excluded Nov 8, 2005
    Williams Lake Tribune, These are: primary site brain cancer, primary site bladder cancer, primary site kidney cancer, primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, primary site ureter cancer ...

    Overweight men at risk of cancer Nov 7, 2005
    IrishExaminer.com, Experts estimate that, in western Europe, 37% of incidents of throat cancers and a quarter of kidney cancer cases are down to the sufferer being overweight or ...

    Howard out for year with ACL tear Nov 10, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, ...players attended a campus memorial service Wednesday for former Bulls guard Bradley Mosley, who died Oct.29 at age 22 after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer ...

    Mike English: Panther claimed by cancer never stopped working Nov 8, 2005
    Jupiter Courier (subscription), But then late in 2004, during preseason workouts, Mosley was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer. "He fought a good fight. ...

    Yukon School Board seeks candidates to fill vacancy Nov 10, 2005
    NewsOK.com (subscription), Office No. 1 board member Anton Yanda III died Oct. 26 after a 2½-year battle with kidney cancer. About four months of his term remain. ...

    Berrigan Makes Waves at CU During Vietnam War Nov 10, 2005
    Cornell Daily Sun, Berrigan suffered the loss of his brother Philip to liver and kidney cancer in 2002, what he describes as the “lowest of lowsâ€? in his lifetime, according ...

    Facing his own mortality, Rieke Meyer inspires all he can Nov 6, 2005
    Louisville Courier-Journal, The free fall had commenced. A biopsy in late August hinted at the nightmare. Kidney cancer quickly ran amok, too fierce for chemotherapy or radiation. ...

    Bayer Boosts Third-quarter Earnings: Operating Result Doubled Nov 9, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), ...pharmaceutical pipeline. He expects the first half of 2006 to see the US launch of Nexavar ® to treat advanced kidney cancer. Phase ...

    State loses renowned Medal of Honor winner Nov 9, 2005
    The Olympian, ...he added. "They carry that medal for those that didn't come back.". Bush was diagnosed with kidney cancer in April. He lived the ...

    Out-of-state wineries can ship to state, judge says Nov 6, 2005
    Crain's Detroit Business (subscription), 28. She was 75. Patricia Young, longtime member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra board of directors, died of kidney cancer Nov. 2. She was 67.

    BBQ and casino night to benefit Yoncalla woman with Nov 3, 2005
    News-Review, Nina Noffsinger, 48, discovered she had renal cell cancer, a type of kidney cancer, two years ago and had her left kidney removed. ...

    Two-Year-Old Battles Rare Form Of Cancer Oct 17, 2005
    KLTV, She was flown to Children's Medical Center in Dallas. After further tests, Brianna was diagnosed with Wilms' Tumor, a form of kidney cancer in children. ...

    One year later, kidney recipient feels 'normal' Nov 6, 2005
    Rocky Mountain News, Internet. "I'm absolutely back to normal," he said. "I do everything I did before I got ill, before I got kidney cancer.". On Oct. ...

    OSI Pharma hit hard by Tarceva news Oct 18, 2005
    MarketWatch ...research partner Genentech said that preliminary Phase III clinical results had shown OSI's drug Tarceva not to be very effective in battling kidney cancer. ...

    Genentech says Tarceva doesn't aid Avastin effect Oct 19, 2005
    Reuters.uk, ...trial show that combining lung cancer drug Tarceva with Avastin works no better than Avastin alone in patients with advanced kidney cancer, sending shares of ...

    CORRECTION Genentech study shows no benefit from combining Tarceva ... Oct 18, 2005
    Forbes ...a majority stake, said that preliminary results of a phase II trial showed no incremental benefit of adding Tarceva to Avastin in the treatment of kidney cancer ...

    KCA Makes Lead Gift to Online Fundraiser to Support Email Lists ... Oct 28, 2005
    New Age Media Concepts (press release) EVANSTON, IL, (NAMC) - The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA), a suburban Chicago charity, today announced the "ACOR Thanksgiving Challenge," an online fundraiser ...

    Genentech posts study results Oct 18, 2005
    BusinessWeek ...said Tuesday preliminary results from a midstage kidney cancer trial didn't show any additional benefit the combination of lung cancer drug Tarceva and the ...

    Genentech Posts Study Results Oct 18, 2005
    Forbes ...said Tuesday preliminary results from a midstage kidney cancer trial didn't show any additional benefit the combination of lung cancer drug Tarceva and the ...

    Another Time A Crash May Have Saved A Rider's Life... Nov 8, 2005
    RoadracingWorld.com, ...precaution. They found a tumor on the left kidney. Had it removed in an operation, and the docs told me it was kidney cancer! The ...

    OSI Pharmaceuticals has a bright future, officials say, but the ... Nov 1, 2005
    Newsday, What's more, a trial of Tarceva and Genentech's Avastin in combination found that the OSI drug did not help Avastin fight kidney cancer. ...

    Bayer's Higgins says co not likely to buy Altana; focus on in ... Nov 9, 2005
    Forbes ...need it,' he said. Bayer is expected to launch its kidney cancer drug Nexavar onto the market next year. Approval is expected in ...

    Amgen: Cancer therapy slows tumor growth Nov 3, 2005
    BusinessWeek Panitumumab is also in clinical trials for lung and kidney cancer, while ImClone is investigating Erbitux for head and neck cancer. ...

    PMI reports Q3 earnings Nov 3, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, The drugmaker said in a Business Wire statement that Sorafenib, the kidney cancer drug it is developing with Bayer AG, was found to be about 39 percent more ...

    Bayer set for strong Q3 due to plastics, OTC drugs Nov 7, 2005
    Reuters N: Quote, Profile, Research). It has also reported strong trial results from sorafenib, a kidney cancer drug. The two drugs are ...

    High number of cancers due to obesity: study Nov 1, 2005
    Reuters.uk, ...would avoid 11 percent of breast cancer -- over 18,000 cases; 49 percent of endometrial cancer, almost 20,000 cases; 31 percent of kidney cancer, over 11,000 ...

    High number of cancers due to obesity: US study Nov 1, 2005
    ABC Online, ...would avoid 11 per cent of breast cancer - over 18,000 cases; 49 per cent of endometrial cancer, almost 20,000 cases; 31 per cent of kidney cancer, over 11,000 ...

    Obesity linked with leukemia Nov 4, 2005
    Melbourne Herald Sun, Obesity has also been linked to an increased risk of colon cancer, post-menopausal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer and esophageal cancer. ...

    Merck Win Lifts Drug Stocks Nov 5, 2005
    Forbes ...people ) surged 24% last Thursday, after the biotech firm reported positive late-stage results for Nexavar, a treatment for kidney cancer being developed with ...

    Obesity a leukaemia risk: study Nov 2, 2005
    Advertiser Adelaide, ...previously found being overweight or obese was also linked to colon cancer, post-menopausal breast cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer and oesophageal ...

    Report: Some cancer rates high in western Mass. Nov 3, 2005
    Boston Globe, ...at 128 percent above the average; a rate of cervical cancer among women in Greenfield 138 percent above the average; a rate of kidney cancer among women in ...

    RB needs little time to make mark on USF record book Nov 6, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, 12 on the back of their helmets in memory of former USF basketball player Bradley Mosley, who died Oct.29 at age 22 after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer. ...

    Cancer news boosts biotechs Nov 4, 2005
    Inside Bay Area, AG. Onyx said the drug appeared to boost survival of kidney-cancer patients by 39 percent, compared with those using a placebo. ...

    Flats workers frustrated Nov 6, 2005
    Rocky Mountain News, ..."What's going on here is wrong," said Laura Schulz, a former Rocky Flats engineer who has kidney cancer and neurological disorders she attributes to her work ...

    Proportion of Cancer Due to Obesity High: Study Nov 1, 2005
    Medscape (subscription) ...or obese, "we would avoid 11% of breast cancer -- over 18,000 cases; 49% of endometrial cancer, almost 20,000 cases; 31% of kidney cancer, over 11,000 cases; 39 ...

    Ex-USF starter Mosley succumbs to cancer Oct 29, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, ...the Bulls had hoped would never come, as Mr. Mosley, 22, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach after a year battling a rare form of kidney cancer. ...

    Report: Some cancer rates high in western Mass. Nov 3, 2005
    Eyewitness News, ...percent above the average. In Northampton, the rate of kidney cancer among women is 129 percent above the average. And in Worthington ...

    Remembering a 'brother' Oct 31, 2005
    The University of South Florida Oracle, 8, 2004, Mosley was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer, which has had close to 40 known cases with no known survivors. ...

    A look back at the ultimate supporter Nov 1, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, When former USF basketball player Bradley Mosley lost a yearlong battle with kidney cancer Saturday, it marked the second time in two weeks that the Bulls lost ...

    Don't believe scenario of Bulls denied BCS Nov 8, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, ...basketball player Bradley Mosley, who died Oct. 29 at age 22 after a yearlong battle with kidney cancer. The service is open to the ...

    MethylGene Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results Nov 1, 2005
    CCNMatthews (press release), I/II combination trial. This trial is expected to be opened for. interferon alpha for kidney cancer. Completed enrolment for a. ASCO ...

    Biotech groups push for small-business rule change Nov 9, 2005
    The Hill, The groups that signed the letter included the Biotechnology Industry Organization, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Kidney Cancer Association. ...

    Novartis announces agreement to acquire remaining stake in Chiron Oct 31, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...antibiotic for infections associated with cystic fibrosis; Proleukin® (aldesleukin), the first treatment approved for metastatic kidney cancer and metastatic ...

    Research Links Numerous Cancers to Obesity Nov 3, 2005
    Newsinferno.com, Colditz also projects that we would also avoid 11% of breast cancer (18,000+) , 49% of endometrial cancer (20,000), 31% of kidney cancer (11,000+), 39% of ...

    HealthWatch For Nov. 2, 2005 Nov 2, 2005
    NBC5.com, ...obesity, there would be 14 percent less colon cancer, 11 percent less breast cancer, 49 percent less endometrial cancer, and 31 percent less kidney cancer. ...

    MethylGene Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results Nov 1, 2005
    Business Wire (press release), ...be disclosed. - Enrolment continues in the Phase II MG98 combination trial with interferon alpha for kidney cancer. Completed enrolment ...

    DiagnoCure signs license agreement with Genzyme for lung cancer ... Nov 2, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) The Company is continuing the validation of markers for integration into a prototype test for the early detection of kidney cancer and just initiated a program ...

    Chiron acquired by Novartis Oct 31, 2005
    San Jose Mercury News, ...would form a new Novartis division, while Chiron's biopharmaceutical sector -- which includes antibiotics for cystic fibrosis and kidney cancer drugs, among ...

    Cancer claims life of Fanwood public servant Oct 13, 2005
    Bridgewater Courier News, ...to a successful life in public service -- a life that friends say ended all too soon at his borough home Tuesday when he lost his long battle with kidney cancer ...

    Doctors trying continuous, low doses of chemo as new weapon ... Oct 31, 2005
    Birmingham News, Tannock, a medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Hospital and the University of Toronto, led a study of anti-angiogenic chemotherapy in kidney-cancer patients ...

    Province gives nod to firefighting perils Nov 4, 2005
    Kamloops This Week, A plethora of deadly cancers is covered by the amendment, including primary site brain cancer, primary site kidney cancer, and primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. ...

    IBDâ„¢'S Nov 3, 2005
    Investor's Business Daily (subscription) Amgen shares rose 5%, Abgenix soared 38%. ImClone dived 21%. Meanwhile, Onyx (ONXX) jumped 24% after saying its kidney cancer drug prolonged life. More on A9. ...

    BRADLEY MOSLEY: 1983-2005 -- Guard grew into team leader ... Nov 3, 2005
    Palm Beach Post, Mr. Mosley, 22, died at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach after a yearlong battle with renal medullary carcinoma, a rare form of kidney cancer. ...

    Changes to Tusk Management Team Nov 3, 2005
    CCNMatthews (press release), ...and in the subsequent growth of TUSK over the past year. He was treated for prostate cancer in 2003 and for kidney cancer in early 2005. ...

    Genentech sees little benefit in mixing Avastin, Tarceva to treat ... Oct 18, 2005
    Forbes ...said a preliminary analysis of a phase II study to evaluate the incremental benefit of adding Tarceva to Avastin to treat metastatic kidney cancer showed that ...

    Bayer wants to boost pharma ops through in-licensing of drugs Oct 28, 2005
    Forbes ...together with its US-partner Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc, has received indications from the US Food and Drug Administration that the kidney cancer drug Sorafenib ...

    ASPARTAME BATTLES HEATING UP Nov 1, 2005
    Free Market News Network, In Sept they added kidney cancer and cancer of the cranial peripheral nerves – as well as the upcoming hearing in New Mexico to consider a statewide ban. ...

    Aspartame Makers in a Tizzy Oct 30, 2005
    PHXNews, ...tumors, lymphoma, and leukemia. In Sept they added kidney cancer and cancer of the cranial peripheral nerves. Next the New Mexico ...

    Mechanicsburg legend Shirley dies at 55 Oct 18, 2005
    Penn Live, ...only by his commitment to education, legendary Mechanicsburg coach Don Shirley passed away last night at his Enola home from symptoms related to kidney cancer. ...

    Web Site Kidney Recipient 'Fine' A Year Later Oct 31, 2005
    cbs4denver.com, ...normal). Literally, I went from being very ill to being well overnight. It was a startling difference.". Hickey had kidney cancer. Donor ...

    Bayer and Onyx Announce Nexavar(R) (sorafenib tosylate) Tablets as ... Oct 29, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...the global trade name for sorafenib, the oral investigational drug under FDA review for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), or kidney cancer. ...


    In Memory of Lauren 10 Sep 2005
    Later that night, in her sleep, Laura passed away, ending a two-year battle with stage three unfavorable wilms tumor, a form of kidney cancer that affects ... Daily Mining Gazette,

    Drug for kidney cancer shows city's resources Sep 6, 2005
    ...was given as little as six weeks to live when he left the National Institutes of Health in May after an experimental drug failed to halt his kidney cancer. ... Augusta Chronicle (subscription),

    Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) Targets Young Investigators Sep 4, 2005
    ...(PRWEB) September 4, 2005 -- The Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) today made ... "We are strongly committed to taking action to cure kidney cancer," he emphasized. ... PR Web (press release),

    Delta doles out N5m to save kidney, cancer patients Sep 4, 2005
    By Uwakwe Abugu. Succour came the way of three patients of Delta State origin admitted in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital ... Daily Independent,

    Steve Dunn, 48, helped others fight kidney cancer Sep 2, 2005
    Steve Dunn, who fought back kidney cancer more than a decade ago and used his experience to launch a Web site to help others find appropriate treatments for ... Indianapolis Star,

    UPDATE 1-Pfizer seeks US approval for kidney cancer drug Aug 10, 2005
    ...the US Food and Drug Administration to approve its Sutent pill to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors, a type of stomach cancer, and kidney cancer that has ... Reuters

    Pfizer Seeks FDA's OK for Kidney Cancer Drug Aug 11, 2005
    ...the Food and Drug Administration to approve its Sutent pill to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors, a type of stomach cancer, and kidney cancer that has ... Los Angeles Times,

    Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval for Kidney Cancer Drug Sutent ... Aug 11, 2005
    ...http://www.healthcareindustrytoday.com/news/Pfizer/pr -- Sutent News -- http://www.healthcareindustrytoday.com/news/Sutent/pr -- Kidney Cancer News -- http ... PR Newswire (press release),

    Kidney Cancer Association Supports Drug Access for Medicare ... Aug 20, 2005
    ...(PRWEB) August 20, 2005 -- In an August 17th letter to CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) expresses its support of the ... Emediawire (press release),

    Diagnocure announces 2005 third quarter results Sep 9, 2005
    The Company is continuing the validation of markers for integration into a prototype test for the early detection of kidney cancer and just initiated a program ... Canada NewsWire (press release),

    Misonix Reports Increased Revenues for Fiscal Year 2005 Sep 8, 2005
    The increase in research and development expenses is a result of increased development efforts for liver and kidney cancer treatments using High Intensity ... PR Newswire (press release),

    Gene Expression of Kidney Cancers May Aid in Diagnosis Aug 29, 2005
    All of the blood in the body passes through the kidneys approximately 20 times an hour. Renal cell cancer (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer. ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    New drug trial for kidney cancer patients Aug 24, 2005
    ...use program for its investigational, anti-cancer drug SUTENT(R) (sunitinib malate) to patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer, who have ... myDNA.com,

    Pfizer Seeks FDA Approval for Kidney Cancer Drug Sutent ... Aug 11, 2005
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoping to restore earnings growth, Pfizer Inc. asked the US Food and Drug Administration for ... Yahoo News (press release)

    Pfizer Announces Expansion of the Sutent (sunitinib Malate) Access ... Aug 25, 2005
    ...use program for its investigational, anti-cancer drug SUTENT® (sunitinib malate) to patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer, who have ... PharmaLive.com (press release),

    Dr. Angel performing two new cancer fighting procedures Aug 31, 2005
    Better ultrasound imaging, improved patient care, plus increased physician awareness have led to the diagnosis of 38,000 new kidney cancer cases in the US last ... Central Kentucky News Journal,

    Bishop James Moodey led Episcopal Diocese Sep 8, 2005
    Rev. James Russell Moodey, the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, died Monday of metastatic kidney cancer at his home in Damariscotta, Maine. ... Cincinnati Enquirer,

    James Moodey, Episcopal bishop Sep 7, 2005
    ...died at his home in Damariscotta, Maine. His death followed a 14-year battle with kidney cancer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, the son of ... Cleveland Plain Dealer,

    Cancer rates higher near Endicott spill Aug 23, 2005
    Q: What else causes these types of cancers? A: Many types of cancer have known or suspected risk factors. Smoking can cause kidney cancer. ... Press & Sun-Bulletin,

    Pfizer Expands Access To Cancer Drug Sutent Aug 24, 2005
    The program will allow patients with advanced kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of their bodies to try Sutent if they have failed other therapies. ... Forbes

    Pfizer seeking cancer drug approval Aug 11, 2005
    Pfizer, which has about 5,000 employees in New Jersey, is asking that the drug be approved to treat a rare stomach cancer and kidney cancer in patients whose ... NorthJersey.com,

    TCE health risks on many minds Aug 31, 2005
    The state Department of Health has documented excessive rates of kidney cancer and other serious illnesses in a polluted part of the village where she has ... Press & Sun-Bulletin,

    Clinical trials have benefits, drawbacks Sep 6, 2005
    ...to the clever trial design by Ratain, associate director for Clinical Sciences at the Cancer Research Center, the drug was found to help with kidney cancer. ... Charlotte Observer,

    Michigan helps the relief efforts Sep 7, 2005
    Bubba Butler was supposed to have a much-needed appointment with his doctor on Friday. The Fennville husband and father of six has kidney cancer. ... Detroit Free Press,

    Awash in Information, Patients Face a Lonely, Uncertain Road Aug 14, 2005
    Shortly after her husband's illness was diagnosed, she sat trembling in the beauty parlor and confided to her hairstylist, "Ira has kidney cancer!". ... Gadsden Times (subscription),



    Renal cell carcinoma, also known by the eponym Grawitz tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Initial therapy is with surgery. It is notoriously resistant to radiation therapy and chemotherapy, although some cases respond to immunotherapy.

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