Wilms' tumor primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no established measures for the primary prevention of [disease name].
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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].
Primary Prevention
- 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.
- Genetic counselling may be of some help to parents with a family history of wilms tumor. [1]
- If a patient is suffering from Denys-Drash syndrome then prophylactic bilateral nephrectomy may be considered.
- No specific prevention strategies are currently known; however, tumor surveillance strategies should be employed to detect the development of tumors early in children with selected genetic syndromes as these patients are known to have an increased risk of developing Wilms tumor. [null [5]] [null [21]] [null [72]] Genetic and prenatal counseling should be offered to parents with a family history of Wilms tumor. [null [81]] Prophylactic bilateral nephrectomy may be considered in patients with Denys-Drash syndrome as the vast majority of these patients develop Wilms tumor. [null [82]] [null [83]]