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Low Weight Linked With Mortality After Renal Cancer Surgery
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Title Low Weight Linked With Mortality After Renal Cancer Surgery
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574762?src=rss
Description Having a low body mass index (BMI) appears to have a negative effect on long-term survival of patients with renal cell carcinoma following tumor nephrectomy, according to German researchers. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Nephrology
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Date May 22, 2008
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