Age-Adjusted Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Rates of Stage-Specific Renal Cell Carcinoma in North America: A Trend Analysis

Contemporary incidence and mortality rates of kidney cancer in the United States

“…2,3 For the purpose of the analyses, we excluded in situ and unstaged disease. Moreover, analyses were restricted to patients aged ≥18 years old.…”

“…5 This postulation is somewhat substantiated given that previous reports showed that the increase in incidence was predominantly driven by localized stage. 2 However, such trends may have changed in recent years for two reasons. First, decreasing incidence rates for several cancers have been reported.…”

“…1 Previous studies reported that the incidence of kidney cancer showed no signs of stabilizing over the past 3 decades, [2][3][4] coinciding with an increased use of imaging, namely abdominal ultrasound and computed tomography (CT). 5 This postulation is somewhat substantiated given that previous reports showed that the increase in incidence was predominantly driven by localized stage.…”

Robot-assisted vs. Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: utilization rates and perioperative outcomes

“…While the rates of metastatic and regional disease have remained steady, the incidence of organ confined disease has risen (1). Increased utilization of cross-sectional imaging has led to more frequent discovery of suspicious renal masses for which surgical resection remains the standard of care (2).…”

“…Due to the downward stage migration in contemporary years (1,3), utilization Robot-assisted vs. Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: utilization rates and perioperative outcomes _______________________________________________ rate of partial nephrectomy (PN) has increased significantly (4). PN has been demonstrated to provide equivalent oncologic control (5), improved renal function, a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, as well as improved overall survival (6)(7)(8).…”