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Mr Walter Cazzaniga
The Royal Marsden
Is kidney cancer treatable?
Mr Walter Cazzaniga explains that kidney cancer is treatable, with strong outcomes in both localised and metastatic settings. He discusses kidney-preserving surgery and advances in immunotherapy, and in this video emphasises the importance of maintaining kidney function and accessing specialist cancer care.
Transcript
Kidney cancer is treatable.
The oncological outcome of treatment are excellent both in the localised setting, so surgery, and the metastatic setting, so systemic treatment.
In terms of surgery, for us it's very important to preserve as much kidney tissue as possible because the function of the kidney is important for your overall life and organism.
In terms of metastatic treatment, thanks to the introduction of immunotherapy, the outcome has improved significantly over the recent years.