Early life body size, including birth weight and overweight, may predict a person’s risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as adults, according to investigators. “Our findings indicate that RCC may originate earlier in life than previously thought and suggest that new explorations into the mechanisms underlying these associations should be undertaken,” a team led by…
In a study of men receiving care for prostate cancer in the equal-access Veterans Affairs health system, blacks were less likely to have advanced disease and had lower 10-year cancer-specific mortality than non-Hispanic whites.
Older men are more likely to be diagnosed with higher grade prostate cancer (PCa), investigators concluded in a recent paper published in Cancer. In a cross-sectional population-based study of 20,356 men diagnosed with PCa in Norway from 2014 to 2017, a team led by Tyler M. Seibert, MD, PhD, of the University of California San…
Compared with never-drinkers, individuals who consumed 2 to 7, 8 to 14, and 15 or more drinks per week had significant 12%, 20%, 29%, and 23% decreased risks of incident chronic kidney disease, respectively, in adjusted analyses, according to a new report.
High intake of stewed or roasted meat, but not boiled, fried, or preserved meat, is associated with increased odds of bladder cancer, a case-control study found.
In a prospective cohort study of men who underwent radical treatment for prostate cancer, smoking duration of 10 or more years among ever-smokers was associated an increased risk of biochemical recurrence.
Compared with the lowest quintiles of total animal protein intake and non-dairy animal protein intake, the highest quintiles were associated with a 16% and 14% increased risks of kidney stone formation, respectively, a study found. Findings are consistent with previous studies.
Compared with the lowest quartiles of red meat and processed red meat intake, the highest quartiles are associated with significant 73% and 99% increased odds of CKD, respectively, a new study found.
Finnish study of individuals with type 2 diabetes reveals a 17% and 42% higher incidence of bladder and kidney cancer, respectively, compared with the general population.
Stage 1 acute kidney injury accounted for the biggest growth in incidence rate.
