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    Kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma, develops from the cells in the kidneys and is among the most common types of kidney cancers. Symptoms can include blood in the urine, back pain, fatigue, weight loss, and a mass in the kidney area. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, and family history. Treatment options are surgery to remove part or all of the affected kidney, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and active surveillance for small or slow-growing tumors. Kidney cancer is typically diagnosed through urine and blood tests, biopsy, or medical imaging. Men are twice as likely to develop kidney cancer as women, and the average age of diagnosis is 64 years old.

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    Kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma, develops from the cells in the kidneys and is among the most common types of kidney cancers. Symptoms can include blood in the urine, back pain, fatigue, weight loss, and a mass in the kidney area. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, and family history. Treatment options are surgery to remove part or all of the affected kidney, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and active surveillance for small or slow-growing tumors. Kidney cancer is typically diagnosed through urine and blood tests, biopsy, or medical imaging. Men are twice as likely to develop kidney cancer as women, and the average age of diagnosis is 64 years old.

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    Kidney Cancer

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    Kidney cancer, also known as renal cell carcinoma, develops from the cells in the kidneys and is among the most common types of kidney cancers. Symptoms can include blood in the urine, back pain, fatigue, weight loss, and a mass in the kidney area. Risk factors include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, and family history. Treatment options are surgery to remove part or all of the affected kidney, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and active surveillance for small or slow-growing tumors. Kidney cancer is typically diagnosed through urine and blood tests, biopsy, or medical imaging. Men are twice as likely to develop kidney cancer as women, and the average age of diagnosis is 64 years old.

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    Kidney Cancer

    NATHANIEL CASTILLO & RENE BRIONES

    What is Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell)?

    Its a cancer that originates in


    the kidneys.

    Kidney cancer affects the


    kidney mainly.

    Renal cell carcinoma (RCC)


    occurs the most often.

    Out of control growth of


    abnormal cells leads to the
    cancer.

    Symptoms of the cancer.

    Blood in the urine (hematuria)

    Low back pain on one side (not caused by injury)

    A mass (lump) on the side or lower back

    Fatigue (tiredness)

    Loss of appetite

    Weight loss not caused by dieting

    Fever that is not caused by an infection and that doesnt go away

    Anemia (low red blood cell counts)

    Possible causes of Kidney cancer.

    A way of inheriting the cancer from your


    parents is if they have something called
    Hereditary Papillary RCC. This disorder
    is linked to changes in certain genes.

    The exact cause of getting the cancer is


    unknown.

    As you get older youll have a greater


    chance of getting the cancer.

    Males have double the chance of getting


    the cancer over females.

    Ways to prevent the cancer.

    Life habits have a huge effect on the cancer.

    Smoker have the greatest chance of getting it.

    Extremely overweight people count for 20% of


    Renal cancer cases.

    Having high blood pressure gives you a good


    chance of having it.

    The best way of protecting your body from


    Renal cancer is to not smoke, watch your
    weight, and manage your high blood pressure.

    How the cancer is treated.

    Active surveillance - Monitoring the tumor closely till there is evidence that the
    disease is getting worse

    Surgery

    Radical Nephrectomy Remove tumor, he entire kidney, and surrounding tissue

    Partial nephrectomy Removal of the tumor without removing kidney

    Laparoscopic and robotic surgery- Inserts telescopic equipment to remove tumor


    or the entire kidney. ( faster recovery)

    Radiation Therapy- Use of high-energy x-rays or other particles to destroy cancer


    cell.

    Chemotherapy - Use of chemicals or drugs to destroy cancer cells (can kill


    healthy cells as well)

    How kidney cancer is diagnosed?

    Blood and urine tests

    Biopsy

    X-ray test

    Intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

    How many and what kind of people


    are likely to have the disorder.

    Average age of people when they are diagnosed


    is 64

    Very uncommon in people younger than age 45

    The lifetime risk for developing kidney cancer


    is about 1 in 63 (1.6%) Higher in men than in
    women

    The estimate is about 19% for the UK, 13% for


    Brazil and 8% for China

    Czech Republic had the highest rate of kidney


    cancer, followed by Lithuania and Slovakia.

    Resources.

    http://
    www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-cancer/basics/definition/con-20024753

    http://
    www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-signs-and-sympto
    ms

    http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/causes-renal-cell-carcinoma#1

    http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003107-pdf.pdf

    http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/kidney-cancer/treatment-options

    http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/kidney-cancer/diagnosis

    http://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-specific-cancers/kidney-cancer-statistics

    http://
    www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-key-statistics

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