Items Tagged ‘kidney cancer’
March 4, 2013
Pleased Patient Shows Enduring Gratitude with Tattoo
By MakalaArce 
David Prochello is no stranger to getting tattoos. He builds custom choppers, he has tats on his arms and a large one on his upper back inscribed: “I am my own role model.” So when Prochello, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, received drug therapy and surgery at Mayo Clinic to treat kidney cancer, he felt […]
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December 19, 2012
“From worst to first” after kidney cancer surgery
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
Innovative technology and surgical expertise helped Mayo Clinic physicians save kidney cancer patient Jasper Johnikin’s kidney — and his life.
Tags: 1136, 2802, 5327, 5335, Jasper Johnikin, kidney cancer, Mayo Clinic, Michael Blute M.D.
December 11, 2012
Partial nephrectomy preserves kidney function after kidney cancer
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Ruth Smith lives more than 200 miles north of Rochester, Minn., but she knew where she wanted to go when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer — Mayo Clinic.
Tags: 1136, 2802, 5279, 5335, Bradley Leibovich M.D., kidney cancer, Mayo Clinic, partial nephrectomy, Ruth Smith
December 1, 2012
After successful kidney transplant, retiree is ‘Living the Dream’
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Kidney cancer threatened Bill Pearse’s life; a gift from his son gave it back.
Tags: 2802, 3786, 5324, 5417, Bill Pearse, kidney cancer, kidney transplant, Mayo Clinic