Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer: Introduction

Any cancer involving the kidneys. Wilms' tumor, transitional cell cancer and renal cell cancer are examples of types of kidney cancer. Smoking and certain conditions such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension may increase the risk of developing kidney cancer.

Symptoms of Kidney Cancer

• No early symptoms
• Blood in the urine - often intermittently
• Kidney area lump
• Abdominal swelling
• No pain - there is not usually any kidney pain unless the tumor is very advanced
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 40 symptoms of Kidney Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Kidney Cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Kidney Cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Kidney Cancer:

• Metastatic kidney cancer (see Kidney symptoms)
  • Lung cancer
  • Bone cancer
• Metastases of cancer
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Kidney Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Kidney Cancer

• Physical exam
• Blood tests
• Urine tests
• IVP (intravenous pyelogram)
• Arteriography
• more tests...»

See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Kidney Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Kidney Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Kidney Cancer
• Hidden causes of Kidney Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Kidney Cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Kidney Cancer:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Cancer
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Kidney Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Kidney Cancer

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Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions...read more »

Lack of early signs in renal cell carcinoma: Renal cell carcinoma lacks early warning signs and makes a much generalised presentation. Hence the chances of it being misdiagnosed are higher....read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Kidney Cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Kidney Cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Kidney Cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Kidney Cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Kidney Cancer

• Smoking
• Obesity
• High blood pressure
• Long term dialysis
• Von Hippel Lindau syndrome
• more causes...»

See full list of 7 causes of Kidney Cancer

More information about causes of Kidney Cancer:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Kidney Cancer (1 listings)
• Underlying causes of Kidney Cancer
• Kidney Cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Kidney Cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Kidney Cancer

Treatments for Kidney Cancer

• Surgery
  • Simple nephrectomy - kidney removal
  • Radical nephrectomy - removal of kidney, adrenal gland and local tissues.
  • Partial nephrectomy
  • Arterial embolization - blockage of blood flow to the kidney that has the tumor.
• more treatments...»

See full list of 12 treatments for Kidney Cancer

Latest Treatments for Kidney Cancer

• Sorafenib
• Sunitinib
• Lapatinib
• Everolimus
• Floxuridine
• more treatments...»

See full list of 20 latest treatments for Kidney Cancer

News Archives for Kidney Cancer

Medical news articles related to Kidney Cancer include:

• Two Drugs Safe for Rare Forms of Kidney Cancer
• Afinitor Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer
• Tailored Treatment Boosts Kidney Cancer Survival
• Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
• Molecule Uses Cellular Recycling to Treat Kidney Cancer
• Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival
• Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Kidney Cancer

Medical research articles related to Kidney Cancer include:

• MVA-5T4 (Trovax) Renal cell carcinoma - locally advanced or metastatic; 1st line
• Pazopanib Renal cell cancer - advanced or metastatic
• Muscle-Invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer
• Manual for Cancer Services 2008 - urology measures
• Everolimus (RAD-001) Renal cell carcinoma ? advanced and/or metastatic; 2nd line
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Kidney Cancer

Patient Surveys for Kidney Cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Kidney Cancer
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Prognosis for Kidney Cancer

More about prognosis of Kidney Cancer

Reseach about Kidney Cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Kidney Cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Kidney Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Kidney Cancer include:

• A Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of E7070 in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - E7070
• Comparison Between Surgery and Radiofrequency for Treatment of Renal Tumors - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Biological Therapy Following Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - interferon alfa,interleukin-2,sargramostim
• Amifostine to Protect From the Side Effects of Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With High-Risk or Relapsed Solid Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - chemoprotection,bone marrow ablation with stem cell support,amifostine,busulfan,filgrastim,melphalan,thiotepa
• Interleukin-11 Plus Filgrastim Prior to Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease, Breast Cancer, or Other Solid Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - filgrastim,interleukin-11
• more trials...»

See full list of 367 Clinical Trials for Kidney Cancer

Statistics for Kidney Cancer

• Medical statistics for Kidney Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Kidney Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Kidney Cancer
• Society statistics for Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Urinary system cancer
• Kidney conditions
• more types...»

Types of Kidney Cancer

Types of Kidney Cancer

• Kidney cancer category by type of cell affected:
  • Renal cell cancer (carcinoma)
  • Transitional cell cancer (carcinoma)
  • Wilms' tumor - a common childhood kidney tumor.
• more types...»

See full list of 4 Types of Kidney Cancer

Curable Types of Kidney Cancer

Possibly curable types of Kidney Cancer include:

• Clear cell carcinoma
• Chromophilic renal cell carcinoma
• Chromophobic renal cell carcinoma
• more types...»

Rare Types of Kidney Cancer:

Rare types of Kidney Cancer include:

• Renal cell carcinoma associated with VHL disease
• Hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma
• Familial renal oncocytoma
• Herdiatry renal carcinoma
• Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome
• more types...»

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