Effects of kidney removal in combination with medicine in people with kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body

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Effects of kidney removal in combination with medicine in people with kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body Key messages • People who have kidney removal surgery after receiving interferon immunotherapy (medicine that helps the immune system fight cancer) probably live longer than those who receive interferon immunotherapy without kidney removal surgery. • People who have immediate kidney removal surgery then receive tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy (medicine that identifies and attacks specific types of cancer cells) may live shorter than those who receive tyrosine...

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