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Kidney Cancer - Types and Treatments

Kidney cancer is a condition in which there is an abnormal growth in the kidney cells. Most of the kidney cancers appear in the lining of the tiny tubes (tubules) in the kidney and are known as renal cell carcinoma. Types of Kidney cancer There are several types of kidney cancer: Renal cell carcinoma:  Renal cell carcinoma is also known as renal adenocarcinoma or renal cancer and is the most common type of kidney cancer. This type of cancer begins in the lining of the kidney tubules. Urothelial carcinoma:  Urothelial carcinoma is also known as the transitional cell carcinoma that occurs in the bladder. This type of cacer spreads to the other body parts aggressively and these cancerous tumors are known as malignant tumors. Sarcoma:  Sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the connective tissues. Also, there are more than 50 various types of sacroma which are classified as soft tissue sacroma and bone sacroma. Wilms tumor:  Wilms tumor is a type of ch...

Drug Reveals Promise for the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancers

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Caroline Moore-Kochlacs –a doctoral student pursuing a course in Neuroscience was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that had spread to other vital organs including liver and bones. After undergoing several treatments, her cancer only returned. When Caroline arrived at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, she received the match with the right research study of an all-new treatment for her condition. An investigational drug named “ sactiuzumab   govitecan ” was responsible for keeping her cancer from advancing for over two years. Caroline was surprised at this as the median survival rate for her type of cancer tends to be around three years. The Innovative Drug Cure for breast cancer The initial development of the drug “ sactiuzumab   govitecan ” in the clinical research for the treatment  or cure of breast cancer was led by Aditya Bardia –MD & MPh along with being the Director of Precision Medicine at the reputed Center for Breast Can...