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Kidney cancer (renal cell)
A type of cancer where the cells of the kidney grow in an uncontrolled way, leading to urinary changes, abdominal pain, and weight loss.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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A 38-year old asked:
How do you diagnose kidney cancer (renal cell cancer)?
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A 50-year old female asked:
I had a left nephrectomy for renal cell cancer T1b tumor. Is there anything I shd be doing to protect the health of my r kidney besides 6mo testing?
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A 36-year old asked:
Renal cell carcinoma is a bad kidney cancer?
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A 47-year old asked:
Targeted therapy for stage 1 renal cell carcinoma(kidney cancer), can you tell me more about this?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Renal cell tumor - size of "fist" according to doc. What stage cancer is this? It's on the left kidney only. Mom has SOB, back pain, polyuria.
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A 34-year old asked:
How fatal is kidney cancer (renal cancer)?
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A 44-year old asked:
My mom has been diagnosed with renal cancer and they removed her kidney, what should she eat?
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A 26-year old female asked:
are there any proven association between double renal artery for a kidney and renal cancer risk in future?
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A 54-year old asked:
My mom had renal cancer and a kidney removed, should she be taking Spiriva for COPD?
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A 56-year old female asked:
What is exophytic renal cysts? My husband has one that is measured 8mm. Could it be a precursor to kidney cancer?
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A 53-year old male asked:
my brother in law has renal kidney cancer that has spread to his lymph nodes and bones, what is his life expectancy?
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A female asked:
Acute renal failure after hysterectomy becuase of uterine cancer. Is this normal after a hysterectomy? problems after surgery, dec 2011, mother 62, now renal failure. kidney doctor found blockage causing the kidneys to fail.
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A 49-year old female asked:
What is the followup treatment for kidney cancer T1a, clear cell type, grade 3? Will ultrasounds work or do you need catscans?
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A 34-year old male asked about a 68-year old male:
After kidney tumour removal, they now suspect stray cancer cells have gone deeper into kidneys and bone marrow what are his chances,he is 69 my dad?
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A 49-year old female asked:
When you have a partial nephrectomy for stage 1 grade 3 clear cell kidney cancer, how can you tell if the lymph nodes are clear?
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A 58-year old female asked:
Should i take a full strength of chemo. when only 1/3 of the strength causes bad chest pain i have only about 15% of my heart and 20% of my kidney. i have lung cancer, the no cell cancer, with each treatment it has affected my heart. but if i don't take t
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A 45-year old asked:
Are kidney cancer cells different from breast cancer cells and lung cancer cells?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the tests for renal cell cancer?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the treatment for renal cell cancer?
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A 34-year old asked:
What's life expectancy having renal cell carcinoma stage 3 a year after having kidney removed?
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A 26-year old female asked:
what are the chances of metastatic renal cell cancer in a nephrectomised patient with clear cell carcinoma (fuhrman grade 2)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
if a patient with primary clear cell renal cancer produce erythropoitin got metastasis,will mets do produce erythropoitin as primary in all cases?
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A 26-year old female asked:
what"s the prognosis of stage 1 and fuhrman grade-2 clear cell renal cancer in 60 yr asymptomatic diabetic male after 2 yrs of radical nephrectomy?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I had stage 3 renal cell carcinoma do I have to worry about getting cancer in the future?
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A 26-year old female asked:
How effective is PET scan in detecting metastatic clear cell renal cancer if its used as per scheduled?
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A member asked:
My 61 year old friend discovered papillary cells in his ureter and renal pelvis. Should he take Afinotib after the kidney and ureter are removed?
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A 41-year old asked:
Life expectancy after removal of left kidney with papillary renal cell carcinoma?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Out of all bones,which bones are likey to get metastasis from clear cell renal cancer?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What are lifestyle changes for when you have only 1 kidney? My mom's going to have 1 kidney removed due to renal cell carcinoma.
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A 31-year old asked:
What symptoms does someone with renal cell cancer have?
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