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Kidney Cancer
Introduction: Kidney Cancer
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
See full list of 35 symptoms of Kidney Cancer
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Medical Textbooks Online about Kidney Cancer
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Diagnostic Tests for Kidney Cancer
Test for Kidney Cancer in your own home
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- Blood tests
- Urine tests
- IVP (intravenous pyelogram)
- Arteriography
See full list of 14 diagnostic tests for Kidney Cancer
Wrongly Diagnosed with Kidney Cancer?
- Misdiagnosis of Kidney Cancer
- Underlying causes of Kidney Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Misdiagnosis and Kidney Cancer
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Causes of Kidney Cancer
Read more about causes of Kidney Cancer.
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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.
See full list of 11 treatments for Kidney Cancer
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Prognosis for Kidney Cancer
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Reseach about Kidney Cancer
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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
See full list of 367 Clinical Trials for Kidney Cancer
Statistics for Kidney Cancer
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- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Kidney Cancer
- Death and Mortality statistics for Kidney Cancer
- Society statistics for 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.
See full list of 4 Types of Kidney Cancer
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