Kidney cancer incidence rates in the United States have risen dramatically since the 1950s. They have risen over 126 percent, translating into over 30,000 new cases a year. Death rates have risen by 36.5 percent, causing approximately 11,900 deaths a year. The rise in incidence rates may be explained at least in part by better diagnostic tools: thanks to CT scans, ultrasounds and other tools, kidney... Read more >
Renal cell carcinoma is often detected incidentally: a routine x-ray reveals that the kidney is enlarged. From there, further testing is required to confirm the diagnosis. Once a diagnosis is made, the cancer is staged to determine how advanced the tumor is. The stage assigned to a tumor often includes survival statistics. Physical Exam Diagnosis usually begins with a physical exam. Your doctor palpates the... Read more >
Kidney cancer symptoms vary among individuals. Early stages of renal cell carcinoma are usually asymptomatic, meaning that no symptoms are present yet. Kidney cancer symptoms develop as the disease progresses. Explaining the Classic Triad Three conditions make up the "classic triad" of kidney cancer. Hematuria is the most common. Hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. Often, the blood can be seen with... Read more >
While the development of kidney cancer is related to your family history and is linked to genetics, it is also largely associated with your age, gender and general lifestyle practices. Generally, the type of tumor a person develops as well as the location of the tumor will depend on the main cause of his cancer. For example, cases of kidney cancer that develop primarily as a result of... Read more >
Treatment options for kidney cancer depend on how advanced the disease is: thirty percent of cases have metastasized by the time of diagnosis. For localized tumors, surgery is the treatment of choice. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is highly resistant to chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiation therapy. Immunotherapy medications, which stimulate the immune system, are showing promising results in kidney cancer... Read more >
Also called nephroblastoma, Wilms' tumor is a rare type of kidney cancer that causes a tumor to develop on either one or both kidneys. The condition is named after Carl Max Wilhelm Wilms, a German doctor who, in 1899, was one of the first to study the disease. Wilms' Tumor and Children Unfortunately, Wilms' tumor affects children, mostly those between the ages of three and eight. In fact, it's the most common... Read more >
A urinalysis, also called a UA or a urine test, is an easy, painless test that is often performed to help diagnose kidney cancer. In fact, a urinalysis is often the first step in diagnosing many health issues. Since many diseases don't have symptoms in early stages and since many components pass through the urine, a urinalysis often reveals diseases that have gone unnoticed by patients. A... Read more >
The most common form of kidney and pelvis cancer is renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In fact, this type of cancer accounts for 90 percent to 95 percent of all kidney cancers. Though RCC has few early signs and is very resistant to most forms of radiation and chemotherapy, recently developed targeted treatments have had more success against it. Causes and Risk Factors for Renal Cell Carcinoma The... Read more >
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