Unlike other types of kidney cancer, RMC poses a significant challenge with less than 5 percent of patients surviving beyond three years using standard treatments. However, recent research offers new hope.

What should kidney cancer patients know about COVID-19 and vaccines? Watch as Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares information.

What should you do if you suspect kidney cancer? Watch as Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares kidney cancer symptoms that you should discuss with your doctor.

What do the advanced renal cell carcinoma approvals of pembrolizumab and levatinib mean for patients? Watch as Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares an update.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel provides an overview of common therapies, types of kidney cancer they are used in, and how the treatments work against kidney cancer.

How is kidney cancer screening utilized in prevention? Watch as Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains the benefits of exercise in kidney cancer prevention and the advice about exercise levels that are recommended for those with sickle cell trait.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains specialists who are qualified in kidney cancer treatments and the type of specialist assigned according to the patient's stage.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains the prevalence of kidney cancer, how detection has changed, and populations that have shown higher kidney cancer incidence.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares population groups and lifestyle and environmental factors that show increased risk of kidney cancer and how to improve awareness.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains the occurrence of the kidney cancer subtype of renal medullary carcinoma and the specific population in which RMC is most frequently diagnosed.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares how kidney function is measured and the impact that bad kidney function may have on the risk of kidney cancer development.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains baseline kidney cancer risk, how much risk increases in relatives, and when it makes sense to have genetic evaluation for proactive screening.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares an overview of genetic and environmental factors that can put people at higher kidney cancer risk.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares insight about various types of kidney cancer and what occurs during the different stages of kidney cancer.

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel explains symptoms that can develop and imaging and other tests that providers examine in diagnosis.

Renal medullary carcinoma and kidney cancer expert Dr. Pavlos Msaouel shares what inspired him to switch from laboratory research to clinical practice in this Heart Behind the White Coat (HBWC) program.

As the most commonly occurring blood disorder in the world, sickle cell trait primarily impacts those in the BIPOC community with African ancestry. We connected with Dr. Pavlos Msaouel about a study on high-intensity exercise in those with sickle cell trait.

• The molecular profile of RMC distinguishes it from other renal malignancies

• RMC harbors a high number of focal chromosomal alterations

• RMC has a distinct immune profile characterized by upregulation of cGAS-STING

• DNA replication stress is a hallmark of RMC that can be therapeutically targeted

Dr. Pavlos Msaouel speaks on the relationship between advanced or aggressive cancers, such as renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) and the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.