Kidney Cancer Basics
Kidney and renal pelvis cancer is a disease in which cells in the kidney grow out of control. It can also be called renal cell cancer.
Step 1: Learn the Basics - Kidney Cancer Association
Let's learn about cancer, how the kidney works, and the types, subtypes, causes, and risk factors of kidney cancer to help you become familiar and comfortable.
Kidney cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Older age, smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, long-term dialysis, and a family history of kidney cancer can all increase your risk.
Kidney Cancer: Symptoms, Signs, Causes & Treatment
Kidney cancer develops when cells in your kidneys change and grow out of control. People with kidney cancer may notice flank pain, high blood pressure, blood ...
Kidney Cancer - Symptoms, causes, and treatment
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. RCC usually starts in the lining of tiny tubes in the kidney called renal tubules ...
What Is Kidney Cancer? | Renal Cancer - American Cancer Society
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), also known as renal cell cancer, is the most common type of kidney cancer. About 9 out of 10 kidney cancers are ...
Kidney (Renal) Cancer: Introduction - Johns Hopkins Medicine
The main type of kidney cancer is called renal cell carcinoma (RCC). About 9 out of 10 kidney cancer tumors are this type. If you have this type of kidney ...
Renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) (Beyond the Basics) - UpToDate
Close follow-up after local treatment (radical nephrectomy or nephron-sparing treatment) is important for anyone with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) ...
If You Have Kidney Cancer Guide
Kidney cancer starts in the kidney. It starts when cells in the kidney grow out of control and crowd out normal cells. This makes it hard for ...
Kidney cancer | Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Kidney cancer is cancer that starts in the cells of the kidney. The most common type of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma (RCC), accounting for about 90% ...
What is kidney cancer? An expert explains - Mayo Clinic
Older age, smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, long-term dialysis, and a family history of kidney cancer can all increase your risk.
Kidney Cancer Symptoms - MedlinePlus
Kidney cancer becomes more likely as you age. Risk factors include smoking, having certain genetic conditions, and misusing pain medicines for a ...
This Kidney Cancer Basics booklet is intended to complement the IKCC My Treatment, My Choice series of decision aids for renal cell carcinoma. The decision aids.
Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer - Condition Basics
Kidney cancer doesn't usually cause symptoms at first. As it grows, it may cause symptoms, such as blood in the urine, a lump that can be felt in the lower back ...
Mayo Clinic Explains Kidney Cancer - YouTube
Learning about kidney cancer can be intimidating. Let our experts walk you through the facts, the questions, and the answers to help you ...
Kidney Cancer Resources | National Kidney Foundation
Kidney cancer starts in the kidneys and can lead to tumors. Symptoms may include blood in urine and back pain. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, ...
Kidney Cancer: Diagnosis - Health Encyclopedia
About 2 out of 5 people with kidney cancer, where the cancer has invaded the kidneys' collecting system, have blood in their urine. But there are many ...
Renal Cell Cancer Treatment - NCI
Renal cell cancer is a type of cancer that forms in tubules of the kidney. Renal cell cancer (also called renal cell adenocarcinoma) is a ...
Kidney Cancer: The Basics | OncoLink
Smoking. · Obesity. · Workplace exposure to cadmium, some herbicides, and some organic solvents. · Family history of kidney cancer. · Other risk factors may be: ...
Renal Cancer - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
The most common type of cancer arising in the kidney is renal cell carcinoma (aka hypernephroma or Grawitz tumor), making up more than 9 out ...