Health News from Medical News Today: Cause And Potential Treatment Found For Cancer Drug's Kidney Toxicity

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Cause And Potential Treatment Found For Cancer Drug's Kidney Toxicity 2 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm Scientists may have a way to make the powerful cancer drug cisplatin less toxic to the kidneys and more effective against some cancers. The chemotherapeutic agent used in combination with other drugs for a variety of cancers, results in kidney damage or failure in about 30 percent of users, although the mechanism has been unclear. The most physicians can do today to protect the kidneys is advise patients to drink more water. The relatively simple, highly reactive compound tends to accumulate in the kidneys, said Dr... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.