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Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:39 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Kidney Cancer(Free Handout)


Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy uses chemical agents to destroy cancer cells throughout the body. Unfortunately, RCC has proven to be particularly resistant to chemotherapy. Research to develop more effective chemotherapy drugs to treat RCC is ongoing, however, and a number of them are currently being tested.

Drugs approved by the FDA to treat advanced RCC include sorafenib (Nexavar®), sunitinib (Sutent®), temsirolim...Read the full article
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