Grawitz Tumor WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Grawitz Tumor and compiled helpful research notes below.
Success!
Thanks for helping us improve this WisdomCard. We'll let you know if your resource makes the Top 10!.
Have another great resource to share? Go ahead and nominate another resource!
Nominate a Resource for this WisdomCard™
We have 6 top resources but need 4 more. Are there additional great resources about Grawitz Tumor that we should add here? The OrganizedWisdom team looks forward to reviewing your nomination!
Research Notes on Grawitz Tumor
Grawitz's tumor or renal cell carcinoma (RCC) 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 treatment is surgery. It is resistant to radiation therapy and chemotherapy, although some cases respond to immunotherapy. Targeted cancer therapies such as sunitinib have improved the outlook for RCC, although they have not yet demonstrated improved survival....read more on Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The most common feature of RCC is the presence of blood in the urine.1
- Full or partial kidney removal, is the mainstay of renal cell rarcinoma treatment.2
- Smoking and certain conditions such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension may increase the risk of developing kidney cancer such as RCC.3
There's more WisdomCard content below this ad.
Advertisement
Research Notes References
- ↑ WebMD: Renal Cell Carcinoma
- ↑ MediFocus: Renal Cell Carcinoma
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Kidney Cancer
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:
- Guide Favorite
- Guide Warning
- Scroll down to reach relevant content
- Video
- In Memoriam
Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.
Advertisement
Are You Depressed?
1. Have you been feeling blue, or "down in the dumps"?
About WisdomCard
Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: GRAWITZ'S TUMOR, RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
- Last update: Nov. 28, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
