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Renal cell (kidney) cancer

Renal cell (kidney) cancer

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Renal cell (kidney) cancer

Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this

41 years experience

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Vision problems
Blood in urine
Fever, made worse by dehydration (fluid loss)
Fever, made worse by exercise or physical activity

Risk factors

Personal

Cigarette smoking

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Targeted therapy for stage 1 renal cell carcinoma(kidney cancer), can you tell me more about this?

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How do you diagnose kidney cancer (renal cell cancer)?

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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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Renal cell carcinoma is a bad kidney cancer?

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How fatal is kidney cancer (renal cancer)?

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My mom has been diagnosed with renal cancer and they removed her kidney, what should she eat?

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are there any proven association between double renal artery for a kidney and renal cancer risk in future?

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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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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:

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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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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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Are kidney cancer cells different from breast cancer cells and lung cancer cells?

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What are the tests for renal cell cancer?

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What is the treatment for renal cell cancer?

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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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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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Life expectancy after removal of left kidney with papillary renal cell carcinoma?

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Out of all bones,which bones are likey to get metastasis from clear cell renal cancer?

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What symptoms does someone with renal cell cancer have?

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