U.S. studies have shown that urine can be more accurate to diagnose kidney cancer

Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers in 50 patients with renal cell carcinoma, DNA analysis of urine samples, a total of 44 samples to detect disease with renal cell carcinoma-related gene mutation, and the test results obtained with the tumor through surgery gene mutations found in the organization are consistent. As a control, the researchers did not study the health of cancer also had a urine test, the results did not find any similar mutation.

According to the study, Dr. Houzeau head, they also used urine method, 30 patients with early stage renal cell carcinoma were analyzed result of the study was successful in 27 of the urine sample was found with the cancer-related mutations. In addition, 17 kidney cancer after undergoing surgery to remove the urine of patients revealed that they were no longer contains urine before surgery was found mutations. Houzeau said they were a series of studies have shown that urine law not only in the diagnosis of kidney cancer has a high accuracy, but also may be used for patients after surgery to monitor the situation.