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| {{Wilms' tumor}} | | {{Wilms' tumor}} |
| {{CMG}}; {{AE}} | | {{CMG}}; {{AE}}{{SSW}} |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [disease name]. | | There are no established measures for the primary prevention of wilms tumor. |
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| There are no available vaccines against [disease name].
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| Effective measures for the primary prevention of [disease name] include [measure1], [measure2], and [measure3].
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| [Vaccine name] vaccine is recommended for [patient population] to prevent [disease name]. Other primary prevention strategies include [strategy 1], [strategy 2], and [strategy 3].
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| ==Primary Prevention== | | ==Primary Prevention== |
| *There are no established measures for the primary prevention of wilms tumor. | | *There are no established measures for the primary prevention of wilms tumor. |
| *Testing should be done in patients suffering from certain syndromes which are associated with wilms tumor to setect them early.<ref name="pmid8095320">{{cite journal |vauthors=Green DM, Breslow NE, Beckwith JB, Norkool P |title=Screening of children with hemihypertrophy, aniridia, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome in patients with Wilms tumor: a report from the National Wilms Tumor Study |journal=Med. Pediatr. Oncol. |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=188–92 |date=1993 |pmid=8095320 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11568898">{{cite journal |vauthors=McNeil DE, Brown M, Ching A, DeBaun MR |title=Screening for Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndromes: a cost-effective model |journal=Med. Pediatr. Oncol. |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=349–56 |date=October 2001 |pmid=11568898 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| *[[Genetic counseling|Genetic counselling]] may be of some help to parents with a family history of wilms tumor.<ref name="pmid12580371">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pakakasama S, Tomlinson GE |title=Genetic predisposition and screening in pediatric cancer |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=49 |issue=6 |pages=1393–413 |date=December 2002 |pmid=12580371 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| *If a patient is suffering from [[Denys-Drash syndrome]] then prophylactic bilateral [[nephrectomy]] may be considered.<ref name="pmid16217371">{{cite journal |vauthors=Breslow NE, Collins AJ, Ritchey ML, Grigoriev YA, Peterson SM, Green DM |title=End stage renal disease in patients with Wilms tumor: results from the National Wilms Tumor Study Group and the United States Renal Data System |journal=J. Urol. |volume=174 |issue=5 |pages=1972–5 |date=November 2005 |pmid=16217371 |pmc=1483840 |doi=10.1097/01.ju.0000176800.00994.3a |url=}}</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of wilms tumor.
Primary Prevention
- There are no established measures for the primary prevention of wilms tumor.
References
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