ONCO-NEPHROLOGY Patient care
Patients with cancer may suffer from kidney diseases because of the cancer and cancer-related therapy. The importance of this cancer–kidney disease connection has prompted the creation of the sub-field, onco-nephrology.
Onco-nephrology is an emerging field in medicine and nephrology. Patients with cancer may suffer from kidney diseases because of the cancer and cancer-related therapy. The importance of this cancer–kidney disease connection has prompted the creation of the sub-field, onco-nephrology.
At the onco-nephrology clinic of the University of Florida, we provide care for:
- Nephrotoxicity from traditional chemotherapy and targeted therapy
- Myeloma-related kidney disease
- Renal disease after stem cell transplant
- Electrolyte disorders secondary to cancer or cancer therapy
- Paraneoplastic renal disease
- Psychosocial aspects of dialysis in terminal illness