Kidney Cancer Learning Center

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Kidney cancer is a disease in which the cells in certain tissues of the kidney start to grow uncontrollably and form tumors. Renal cell carcinoma , sometimes referred to as hypernephroma, occurs in the cells lining the...

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Symptoms
Kidney Cancer : Causes and symptoms. cancer0caus0kidnei0symptom. The most common symptom of kidney cancer is blood in t...
Causes
Kidney Cancer : Causes and symptoms. cancer0caus0kidnei0symptom. The most common symptom of kidney cancer is blood in t...
Tests
Kidney Cancer : Diagnosis. cancer0diagnosi0kidnei. A kidney. biopsy. is used to positively confirm the diagnosis of kid...
Treatments
Kidney Cancer : Clinical trials. There are many clinical trials in place studying new types of radiation therapy and ch...
Drugs
Kidney Cancer : Chemotherapy. Treatment with anticancer drugs.
Alternative Therapies
Kidney Cancer : Alternative and complementary therapies.
Risk Factors
  • asbestos exposure
  • Chronic Renal Failure Dialysis
Complications
  • Bone Cancer
  • Lung cancer
Prevention
Kidney Cancer : Prevention. cancer0kidnei0prevention. Scher, H.I., and R.J. Motzer. "Renal Cell Carcinoma." In. Harriso...
Doctor Specialties
  • Nephrologist
  • Oncologist

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