WHAT IS KIDNEY CANCER?

Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the kidney. Cancer is caused by the rapid abnormal overgrowth of cells within the kidney. Our bodies are always making new cells: so we can grow, to replace worn-out cells, or heal damaged cells after injury....

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RISK FACTORS & SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY DISEASE?

If you understand and know the risk factors for CKD and ask your GP for a regular kidney health check, you can help detect chronic kidney disease early and improve long term outcomes. You are at increased risk of chronic kidney disease if you: adult Australians...

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How our kidneys work

The role of the kidneys is often underrated when we think about our health. In fact, the kidneys play an important role in the daily workings of our body. They are so important to health that nature gave us two kidneys to cover the possibility that one might be lost to an...

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KIDNEY DISEASE - WHAT ARE MY TREATMENT OPTIONS?

Sometimes kidney diseases lead to kidney failure which requires dialysis or a kidney transplant to keep you alive when the kidneys have stopped working. Dialysis removes waste products from the blood when the kidneys fail. Kidney failure occurs in two ways: Acute Kidney Failure Sudden drop in kidney function, often short-lived, but can occasionally...

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WHAT IS KIDNEY DISEASE?

Kidney disease occurs when the nephrons inside your kidneys, which act as blood filters are damaged. This leads to the build up of waste and fluids inside the body. Why are your kidneys so important? Kidneys are the silent partner to good health! We can live quite well...

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Your Mind on Chemo

Mentioning chemobrain to a group of cancer survivors is the equivalent of yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater.              Yesterday it was impossible to miss the collective shouting when the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...

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Women with Cancer: Is Metastatic Breast Cancer on the Rise in Young W...

Is Metastatic Breast Cancer on the Rise in Young Women? Something long noted in breast cancer circles was study coming out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association that found a very small, but statistically significant, increase in the number of young women between the ages of 25 to 39 who are diagnosed with metastatic...

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Survivorship Guidelines. For real.

Survivorship Guidelines. For real.   Late last week the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a nonprofit alliance of 21 comprehensive cancer centers, announced its first ever set of clinical practice guidelines for survivorship care.      There...

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Women with Cancer: Cancer: Round Two

Women with Cancer: Cancer: Round Two: This is how things change. On Tuesday, April 9 we celebrate DH's (darling husband's) birthday with an extravagant dinner with f...

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Cancer and My Marriage

Note: Ask any survivor about side-effects or working with an oncologist and you’ll receive a notebook’s worth of helpful information. Ditto for managing cancer on the job or with children. But ask them about their relationship and you’re apt to hear variations on this theme, “He never blinked,” or “He really showed me how strong a man...

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