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Kidney Cancer: Katy Tucker’s Personal Story
July 26, 2010
Katy Tucker is wife and mother of three from Willis, Texas, who enjoys spending time with her five grandchildren and practicing yoga. She is also living with kidney cancer and is an inspiration to others with this disease. Now 64, Katy was diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer in 2006. She has been living with and fighting kidney cancer for the past four years undergoing surgery, chemotherapy, and taking Sutent, an oral therapy approved for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer.…
Yo-Yo Dieting Linked to Kidney Cancer
June 25, 2010
There are too many diet programs out there to name them all. There’s no-carb diets, fruit diets, fasting diets, and the list goes on. While the methods for losing weight may vary, all of these diet programs have one thing in common – they all promise to be the answer to the battle of the bulge. And while consumers keep shelling out more than $50 billion annually on diet products and programs (yes, that's billion with a B) – it…
In Her Own Words: 24-Year-Old Danielle Wilson Shares Her Kidney Cancer Story
June 14, 2010
A cancer diagnosis is usually the last thing a 24-year-old expects to hear from her doctor. But according to the National Cancer Institute, more than 72,000 adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39) will hear the words "you have cancer" each year in the United States. Danielle Wilson was one of those young adults.
Danielle is the mother of a 3-year-old little girl and had the biggest scare of her life earlier this year when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer…
New Mayo Clinic Study Shows Surgery May Increase Kidney Cancer Survival Rates
June 7, 2010
New Mayo Clinic study findings released last week show a positive correlation between surgery and survival rates for patients with renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.
The study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma in 888 patients. Researchers found that patients who underwent complete removal of all tumors that had spread beyond their kidneys survived an average of five years, while those who didn’t have any metastatic tumors removed had a…
5 Quick Facts About Kidney Cancer
May 24, 2010
Kidney cancer is often hard to detect, but it's not a dealth sentence. If you or someone you love has kidney cancer, there is hope. Here are five quick facts about kidney cancer stats, prevention, and diagnosis. According to the Kidney Cancer Association, there were 1.3 million new cancer cases in the U.S. last year and of those 50,000 were diagnosed with kidney cancer. There’s good news: More than 200,000 people are kidney cancer survivors in the U.S. Smoking…
New Findings Reveal Urine Tests Could Diagnose Kidney Cancer
April 12, 2010
The statistics are startling: 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer and 13,000 die from the disease each year. Early detection isn't common, increasing the risk of dealth. A new study from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, offers new hope for early detection of kidney cancer. The study reveals a link between a pair of proteins in the urine and the diagnosis of kidney cancer. The team led by Senior scientist Evan D. Kharasch, MD, PhD, has…
Research Shows a Link Between Gum Disease and Kidney Cancer
April 2, 2010
Have you been to see your dentist lately for a check-up? A study reported in the Lancet Oncology journal found that men with a history of gum disease have an increased risk of developing cancer. The findings show that men (both smokers and non-smokers) with gum disease had an overall 14% higher chance of being diagnosed with various types of cancer, including kidney cancer. The study was performed over the course of 17 years on approximately 50,000 US men. According to the study,…
Sam Reed, Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer
March 19, 2010
The Office of Washington Secretary of State, Sam Reed, announced that the 69-year-old has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo laparoscopic surgery next week at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Reed's cancer was found after he complained of stomach pains and his doctors conducted tests. Though unrelated to his stomach pain, doctors found a tumor in his kidney.
An article posted on HeraldNet.com reports that Reed is feeling optimistic about the surgery and his recovery: "The cancer is absolutely curable,…
What to Expect When Having a Nephrectomy
February 8, 2010
According to the American Cancer Society, there was an estimated 57,760 new cases of kidney cancer (35,430 men and 22,330 women) in 2009. A very common procedure for the treatment of kidney cancer is a nephrectomy – a surgical procedure to remove the entire kidney or a part of the kidney. Thousands of patients with kidney cancer or other kidney diseases, as well as kidney transplant donors, undergo a nephrectomy each year. If you or someone close to you is…
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Notable Earnings After Wednesday's Close: EBAY, SBUX, QCOM, NFLX, BIDU, ISRGNewsyStocks.comThe most common procedures are da Vinci Prostatectomy and the da Vinci Hysterectomy. Disclosure: Author doesn't own any of the stocks discussed here.and more »
Date: July 21, 2010 8:48 am
Catherine Mohr on the economic logic of robotic surgeryScope (blog)Say you're going in for a radical prostatectomy, and you're asked to choose between a traditional procedure or one performed with the help of ...and more »
Date: July 20, 2010 2:46 pm
Beyond the Hype: Intuitive Surgical's Hidden Growth PotentialSeeking Alpha (blog)Back in 2007, when I made my first investment in Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the maker of the da Vinci surgical robotic system, it was a nondescript, ...and more »
Date: July 15, 2010 1:46 pm
Robotic arm lends surgical handBerkshire EagleSo says the most current wisdom in the medical world: Men who need a whole or part of their prostate removed are increasingly opting for robotic-assisted ...and more »
Date: July 14, 2010 7:57 am
Beyond the Abstract - Learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical ...UroTodayBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In general, robotic surgery has been considered to have a shorter learning curve in comparison to laparoscopic surgery, ...
Date: July 14, 2010 2:21 am
Part robot, part humanThe Times of Trenton - NJ.com"My research told me that robotic surgery was less invasive and had a faster recovery time." Miller underwent a prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the ...
Date: July 11, 2010 12:58 am
Pink and blue livestock tags could help contribute to cancer reserachStock and LandThe 64-year-old father of two children was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and had a robotic prostatectomy procedure. His cancer experience and that ...
Date: July 8, 2010 1:17 pm
Sigel will continue club's momentum with annual tourneyMain LineTimothy, who was diagnosed with stage-1 prostate cancer in spring 2009, had a robotic prostatectomy with Lee at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. ...
Date: July 7, 2010 12:25 pm
Atlas of Bladder DiseaseJournal of American Medical Association (subscription)The remaining 5 discuss bladder cancer, bladder tissue engineering, and robotic-assisted radical cystectomy and prostatectomy. Standard textbook information ...
Date: July 6, 2010 2:58 pm
The current state of robot assisted radical prostatectomy - AbstractUroTodayIn this review article, we discuss the history of robotic prostatectomy as well as the benefits and drawbacks of the robotic surgical platform. ...
Date: July 2, 2010 1:02 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...and…
Date: July 1, 2010 10:06 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...
Date: June 30, 2010 11:01 pm
Robotic-assisted surgery making gains locallyAppleton Post CrescentSince ThedaCare purchased da Vinci Robot in 2007, physicians have used the technology to perform prostatectomy, pyeloplsty, partial nephrectomy, ...and more »
Date: June 30, 2010 12:55 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksistockAnalyst.com (press release)Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:42 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksUPI.comResearchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centricall 2 news articles »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:04 pm
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ... - Science Centric
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centric... it could have significant implications not only for robotic prostatectomy, but also other laparoscopic procedures and more painful surgeries. ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 4:58 am