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- Title
Onconephrology: the need and the emergence of a subspecialty in nephrology.
- Authors
Abudayyeh, Ala A; Lahoti, Amit; Salahudeen, Abdulla K
- Abstract
The article discusses the medical field of onconephrology which focuses on the subspecialization in nephrology deals with the study of kidney diseases in cancer patients. It mentions the developments the advance medicines use to treat cancer such as the stem cell transplantation (SCT) and various solid-tumor programs. It also notes on the use for several chemotherapeutic agents with acute and kidney injuries.
- Subjects
NEPHROLOGY; ETIOLOGY of kidney diseases; STEM cell transplantation research; CANCER patient care; INTERNAL medicine
- Publication
Kidney International, 2014, Vol 85, Issue 5, p1002
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ki.2014.29