Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that patients with early stage kidney cancer lived longer when only part of their kidney was removed, instead of the entire kidney. Patients were equally likely to survive kidney cancer no matter which kind of surgery they received, but were less likely to die from other causes if they had the partial surgery. The obvious benefit to partial surgery is that the patient keeps more of their kidney function. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Tan HJ, et al. Long-term survival following partial vs radical nephrectomy among older patients with early-stage kidney cancer. JAMA. 2012 Apr 18;307(15):1629-35. PMID: 22511691
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