Promising Results Shown for Kidney Cancer Drug – Science Daily (press release)

Posted in Cancer News by Cancer News Feed on February 5, 2010
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Promising Results Shown for Kidney Cancer Drug Science Daily (press release) 4, 2010) — The drug pazopanib (Votrient) slowed the progression of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a form of kidney cancer, in patients by 54% percent, … and more »

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1. Dr.Helen says:

   February 7, 2010 at 4:35 pm

   Being obese could lead to a greater risk of developing the most common form of renal cell cancer, according to research in the January issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

   US researchers found that obese patients with kidney tumours have 48 per cent higher odds of developing a clear-cell renal cell cancer (RCC) than patients with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 30. And the odds increase by four per cent for every extra BMI point.

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