Kidney cancer

Main article: Cancer (cancer)

Incidence in Russia

As of 2024, in Russia, kidney cancer ranks 10th among all malignant tumors: almost 4% of people with cancer were diagnosed with kidney cancer. The incidence rate depends on age and gender. Most often, this type of tumor is found in people from 60 to 74 years old. Moreover, men are at greater risk: about 15 men out of 100,000 will face this disease, and among women - about 8 out of 100,000.

Risk factors

Smoking, overweight and long-term course hypertension are key risk factors for kidney cancer.

Diagnostics

With pain in the side, blood in the urine and groped formations in the abdomen, you should consult a doctor.

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2023: "Digital biopsy": How Sechenov University is developing neural network technologies to diagnose kidney cancer

On July 21, 2023, specialists from the innovative scientific school of the Institute of Urology and Reproductive Health of Sechenov University announced the development of digital biopsy technology for the diagnosis of kidney cancer.

Biopsy - taking tissue from a person for morphological examination: a sample is studied under a microscope, after which a conclusion is made about the presence or absence of a malignant formation. Based on the data obtained, the therapy regimen is determined. However, in the case of a kidney tumor, a neoplasm biopsy is not always performed. This is due to the fact that this organ is anatomically located retroperitoneally, and above it there are intestinal loops. In addition, the neoplasm may be located on the anterior surface of the kidney. Digital biopsy, according to Russian scientists, will help identify tumors in cases where it is impossible to use traditional methods.

Sechenov University develops neural network technologies for diagnosing kidney cancer

The essence of the technology lies in the use of special neural network algorithms for the analysis of radiological images and computed tomography images. The head of the Center for Neural Network Technologies of the Institute of Urology and Human Reproductive Health of the First Moscow State Medical University, Doctor of Medical Sciences Evgeny Sirota notes that digital biopsy relies on the conclusions of texture analysis. In the first step, the number of different gray tones is determined in the black-and-white image. Then conclusions are drawn about the presence of certain patterns. At the final stage, an intelligent analysis is carried out.

Radiographic or CT images consist of black and white dots that have their intensity. Any image in 2D mode consists of the smallest points, where the unit is a pixel. In 3D mode, it is a voxel. These points form some kind of pattern. This pattern can be compared with the map of the body - the location of nerves, vessels - and a conclusion can be drawn. The obtained data are compared with data, for example, morphology. And as a result, the machine produces, for example: light cell cancer with 70-80% accuracy, papillary cancer 80-90%, says Sirota.

In addition, based on 2D data, a three-dimensional model of the kidney can be formed, including the entire normal and pathological anatomy of the organ (arteries, veins, urinary tract, organ parenchyma, tumor, stones). Surgeons can then virtually operate on the tumor an unlimited number of times to develop an optimal strategy.^[1]

Kidney cancer treatment

2023: Device for prostate and kidney cancer treatment introduced with water vapor technology

On August 1, 2023, Francis Medical, a private company specializing in the production of medical equipment, introduced the Vanquish device for the treatment of prostate, kidney and bladder cancer through water vapor. Read more here.

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