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Kidney Cancer

You have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. The tubes inside filter and clean your blood, taking out waste products and making urine. Kidney cancer forms in the lining of tiny tubes inside your kidneys.

Kidney cancer becomes more likely as you age. Risk factors include smoking, having certain genetic conditions, and misusing pain medicines for a long time.

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Results 1 - 10 of 347 for Renal Cancer
  1. Kidney Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    You have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. The tubes inside filter and clean your blood, taking out ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/kidneycancer.html - Health Topics
  2. Renal cell carcinoma 
    National Cancer Institute website. Renal cell cancer treatment (PDQ) -- health professional version. www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/hp/kidney-treatment-pdq . Updated April 1, 2022. Accessed June ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000516.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer 
    ... WM. Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC): renal cancer risk, surveillance and treatment. Fam Cancer. 2014 Dec; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...tary-leiomyomatosis-and-renal-cell-cancer - Genetics
  4. Cytology exam of urine 
    A cytology exam of urine is a test used to detect cancer and other diseases of the urinary tract. ... Most often, a clean catch urine ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003905.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Wilms tumor 
    ... Kidney, embryonal mixed tumor Nephroblastoma Nephroma Renal adenosarcoma Renal cancer, Wilms Renal Wilms tumor Tumor, Wilms Wilms' tumor Genetic Testing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/wilms-tumor - Genetics
  6. Renal pelvis or ureter cancer 
    ... the urine collection system, but it is uncommon. Renal pelvis and ureter cancers affect men more often than women. These cancers ... chap 187. National Cancer Institute website. Transitional cell ... pelvis and ureter treatment (pdq)–health professional version. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000525.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Kidney Cancer/Genetics ... Kidney Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes includes the hereditary ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/kidney-genetics-pdq - External Health Links
  8. Stages of Renal Cell Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Renal cell cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and targeted therapy. Learn more about the treatment ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/kidney-treatment-pdq#_26 - External Health Links
  9. Treatment Option Overview (Renal Cell Cancer) From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Kidney Cancer/Treatments and Therapies ... Kidney Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Renal cell cancer treatment options ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/kidney-treatment-pdq#_50 - External Health Links
  10. General Information about Renal Cell Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Kidney Cancer/Start Here ... Kidney Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Renal cell cancer treatment options include surgery, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/kidney-treatment-pdq#_1 - External Health Links
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