A Good Problem to Have | Renal Cell Carcinoma: The New Challenge | MedscapeTV

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Two noted oncologists bring current clinical evidence and their extensive clinical experience to the conundrum surrounding the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The wealth of agents available for first-line, second-line, and third-line therapy, coupled with the lack of evidence supporting one therapy over another, has left oncologists facing an empiric treatment process.
Dr Brian Rini, from the Cleveland Clinic, and Dr Nicholas Vogelzang, from the Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, sort through the complexity of issues and offer oncologists practical guidance in managing patients with this devastating disease.

[@jamesparlane9289]

The good problem is the choice of drugs. The real problem is will any of them work? The first fix is early checking to see if there is cancer and monitoring. I have had underperforming kidneys for years and doctors did not think it was an issue. Now with some back pain they are looking and doing CT's and ultrasounds but they are not in a hurry. They have seen a dark patch the size of a marble and another smaller one 6 months ago. I am picking that it is likely to be clear cell cancer. I had a CT with iodine marker today. I now wait a couple of weeks to find out what the next Guinea pig step will be. All the cost of these extra scans should have been put toward an afternoon in hospital in getting a doctor to dig in and see what is going on and hooking out the bad thing. Zapping me with radiation is wasting time and damaging me. The medical profession need to engage forward gears and stop telling everyone how good the drugs are and get on with chopping.

[@snookman9920]

I would have been helpful if you had earlier in the video identified that the statistics are for Stage IV! At least change the title to include metastatic. I started watching the video and didn’t read the video description first and was shocked.

[@muhammadwaqasluqman2977]

The doctors have not given any idea on the sequence of steps to be taken while treatment RCC? Is there a chance we get to know that?

[@lionelrichiemsg]

Contact Dr weng for help, you can thank me later

[@jordanprivett8596]

@@lionelrichiemsgwho is dr weng and how do we contact him

[@daishahyman4403]

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