Chronic renal impairment in children with cancer may be caused by the malignant process itself or result from adverse effects of treatment including cytotoxic drugs, radiotherapy, surgery or ...

In collaboration with Rigshospitalet, researchers from DTU Health Technology have developed a machine learning model that can predict chemotherapy-associated nephrotoxicity, a particularly significant ...

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes-Palliative Care in Africa and Quality of Life, Symptoms, Patient Experience, and Caregiver Distress Among Patients With Cancer This phase II randomized ...

Oxidative stress could be a key process in acyclovir (ACV)-induced nephrotoxicity. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a water-soluble antioxidant with anti-inflammatory activity. This study aimed to evaluate ...

TORONTO—Clinicians can take steps to prevent nephrotoxicity from chemotherapy agents, according to a researcher who spoke here at the Prevention in Renal Disease 8 th Annual Conference. Cisplatin is ...

Nephrotoxicity means damage to kidney function, as a result of which kidney-specific function like excretion of waste does not happen. Nephro comes from Greek and means ‘kidney’. Approximately 20% of ...

Childhood, adolescent, and young adult (CAYA) survivors of cancer are at risk of nephrotoxicity. Surveillance guidelines are important for timely diagnosis and treatment of these survivors, which ...

Kidney damage is usually detected at advanced stages. Healthy lifestyle, keeping diabetes and blood pressure under check, and regular tests can help prevent it. Acute Renal (Kidney) Failure- Causes, ...

Painkillers, specifically NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), can cause varying degrees of kidney damage. As a matter of fact, research indicates that in intensive care units (ICUs), NSAID ...

Prevention of nephrotoxicity is clearly preferable to treatment, especially given the long life expectancy of survivors of childhood malignancy. General measures to reduce renal damage often include ...