Physicians at Fox Chase are studying the use of these forms of biological therapy for other stages of bladder cancer. Hospitalization after these types of surgery generally lasts 4-6 days. More recently, techniques of non-invasive or laparascopic surgery of the kidney include removal of the kidney or treatment of the tumor achieved through telescopic instruments inserted through small incisions. These advances allow for a much speedier and less painful recovery. Researchers at Fox Chase continue to develop techniques and drug combinations that may prove to be more effective, including boosting the body's own immune system to combat the disease, since conventional chemotherapy has shown only limited effectiveness against kidney cancer.
Radiation is used as palliative therapy to relieve pain when kidney cancer has spread to the bone.
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