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Kidney Cancer: An Overview
FYI: Some facts about kidney cancer
* Each year more than 32,000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer of the kidney, making it the 8th most common cancer among men and the 10th most common among women.
* Nearly 85% of those diagnosed with the disease have renal cell carcinomas, a form of cancer that forms in that part of the kidney that filters blood and produces urine. When it spreads, it generally spreads to the other kidney, nearby lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and liver.
While the best chance of a cure is the surgical removal of tumors, Interventional radiology offers those patients that may not tolerate kidney cancer surgery because of other medical conditions a minimally invasive alternative.
Risk Factors & Symptoms of Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is most often found in people past the age of 40 and men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease. Other risk factors include:
* Smoking
* Obesity
* High blood pressure
* Long-term dialysis
* Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Unfortunately, the incidence of kidney cancer is on the rise. The good news is that advances in imaging technology has led to the earlier detection of tumors that used to go undetected until the disease had advanced. Now, small tumors are often discovered during CTs, MRIs and ultrasounds being performed for some other reason.
Early symptoms of kidney cancer may include:
* Blood in the urine
* A pain in the side that doesn’t go away
* A lump or mass in the side of the abdomen
* Weight loss
* Fever
* Feeling very tired
FYI: Some facts about kidney cancer
* Each year more than 32,000 Americans are diagnosed with cancer of the kidney, making it the 8th most common cancer among men and the 10th most common among women.
* Nearly 85% of those diagnosed with the disease have renal cell carcinomas, a form of cancer that forms in that part of the kidney that filters blood and produces urine. When it spreads, it generally spreads to the other kidney, nearby lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and liver.
While the best chance of a cure is the surgical removal of tumors, Interventional radiology offers those patients that may not tolerate kidney cancer surgery because of other medical conditions a minimally invasive alternative.
Risk Factors & Symptoms of Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is most often found in people past the age of 40 and men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease. Other risk factors include:
* Smoking
* Obesity
* High blood pressure
* Long-term dialysis
* Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Unfortunately, the incidence of kidney cancer is on the rise. The good news is that advances in imaging technology has led to the earlier detection of tumors that used to go undetected until the disease had advanced. Now, small tumors are often discovered during CTs, MRIs and ultrasounds being performed for some other reason.
Early symptoms of kidney cancer may include:
* Blood in the urine
* A pain in the side that doesn’t go away
* A lump or mass in the side of the abdomen
* Weight loss
* Fever
* Feeling very tired