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( Wiley-Blackwell ) Researchers surveyed 55 patients who had received a kidney transplant in the last year and 105 who had had surgery in the last one to three years to assess their quality of life. They discovered that patients had higher levels of social support, felt more positive and were able to cope better in the first year after surgery than one to three years post transplant.
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12.07.2009
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( Wiley-Blackwell ) Surgeons have developed a controversial technique that could offer a vital lifeline to patients with end-stage renal disease, as well as increasing the supply of viable organs. They have successfully performed kidney transplants after removing small cancerous and benign masses from the donated organs. Patient follow-ups are very promising, say the US team.
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05.03.2010
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Drugs taken by kidney transplant recipients to prevent organ rejection carry similar risks of cancer, according to a new study. The results suggest that no single medication is to blame for the higher incidence of cancer seen among patients who have undergone transplantation.
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12.21.2009
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( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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12.03.2009
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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A proposed Novartis drug for kidney-transplant patients didn’t work as well in women compared to a current treatment regimen, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
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09.03.2010
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Non-kidney organ transplanted patients more likely to be listed preemptively for a kidney transplant than individuals without prior transplantsIndividuals who received a non-kidney organ transplant in the past may be more likely to be listed for a kidn…
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