Publications by authors named "Mircea Ciorcan"
(1) Background: The relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and urological cancers is complex, as most of these cancers are diagnosed in patients with advanced ages, when the kidney function may be already impaired. On the other hand, urological cancers could represent a risk factor for CKD, significantly reducing the life expectancy of the patients. The main objective of our study was to analyze the impact of CKD on the overall mortality of patients diagnosed with the most frequent types of urological cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: East-European data on cancer in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are scarce. This study aimed to assess the pattern of cancer and related mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) undergoing HD.
Methods: Retrospectively analyzing data from 7 HD centers, this study examined 1377 incident HD patients divided into three groups: no-cancers (NoC), cancers that occurred prior to HD initiation (CPI) and de novo cancer developed after HD initiation (DNC).
Article Synopsis
- Kidney dysfunction is common among cancer patients and affects their treatment and quality of life; this study analyzed the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a large group of cancer patients in Eastern Europe.
- The study included 5,831 biopsy-diagnosed cancer patients from a major hospital in Romania, with 4,342 subjects analyzed for CKD prevalence among different cancer types over two years.
- The findings revealed that CKD was more prevalent in patients with certain cancers (like renal and pancreatic) and showed a notably high rate of advanced CKD, indicating the need for specialized care teams to address these issues in oncology settings.