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Diet probably does not have a major role in the development of renal cell carcinoma, at least among male smokers. During almost 20 years of follow-up, 255 of 27,000 Finnish men surveyed as part of the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study developed the disease. Analysis of responses to a 276-item dietary questionnaire completed at baseline found no association between risk of disease development and consumption of fruit, vegetables, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamin E or vitamin C.

Low serum sodium level has been validated as an independent predictor of poor outcome in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. A team from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark studied 120 patients who were receiving interleukin 2 and interferon α. Median survival was approximately 15 months. Serum sodium levels ranged from 126 to 144 mM; one-fifth of study participants were hyponatremic. The predictive power of this factor was validated in a separate 120-strong cohort.

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