Kidney Cancer Awareness Month

Kidney Cancer Association president Gretchen Vaughan discusses improvements being rolled out by the organization and the importance of multidisciplinary care.

Santosh Rao, MD, discusses the formation of new guidelines informing the use of integrative oncology for patients with kidney cancer from the Society for Integrative Oncology.

Collaboration in kidney cancer palliative care and integrative medicine programs underscores the current development of University Hospitals’ integrative oncology wing.

Farshid Sadeghi, MD, elaborates on improvements in minimally invasive surgery technique and the interdisciplinary cooperation that goes into treating kidney cancer.

Massage and acupuncture represent promising integrative care strategies for managing stress and pain in patients with kidney cancer and other tumors, according to an expert from University Hospitals.

An expert from University Hospitals highlights different guidelines penned by oncology organizations informing the integrative management of symptoms including anxiety and depression in patients with kidney cancer.

An expert from University Hospitals touches on pain management guidelines that highlight moderate evidence in support of acupuncture, reflexology, and acupressure and massage as tools to manage general pain in patients with cancer.

The impact of the gut microbiome, and antibiotics and probiotics on immunotherapy outcomes are areas of research currently under investigation for patients with kidney cancer and other cancers, according to an expert from University Hospitals.

According to an expert from University Hospitals, studying pathways related to inflammation, epigenetics, and the microbiome may elucidate how patients with kidney cancer respond to anti-cancer therapy.

According to an expert from University Hospitals, oncologists should work together and look for opportunities to improve patients’ diets and exercise routines to mitigate symptoms of kidney cancer and associated treatment.

Pharmacy director Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACC, discusses how to navigate shared toxicities between combination immunotherapy and VEGF inhibitors for patients with renal cell carcinoma.

According to an expert from University Hospitals, integrative oncology has a place in the treatment of patients with kidney cancer alongside palliative care, psycho-oncology, and physical therapy.

Santosh Rao, MD, discusses guideline recommendations and therapeutic techniques that underscore the current integrative oncology landscape for patients with kidney cancer.

Santosh Rao, MD, discusses ongoing and potential future research efforts aiming to maximize the benefits that patients with kidney cancer may derive from integrative oncology treatment techniques.