Kidney Cancer Symptoms

KIDNEY CANCER

DESCRIPTION

Cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys. There are many different types of kidney cancer, including renal cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis, and Wilms tumor. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults.

Symptoms –

Blood in urine

Back pain

Loss of appetite

Weight loss

Tiredness

Fever

Risk factors –

Older age

Smoking

Obesity

High blood pressure

Treatment for kidney failure

Certain inherited syndromes

Family history of kidney cancer

Diagnosis and test –

Blood and urine test

Imaging test

Biopsy

Treatment –

Nephrectomy

Partial nephrectomy

Treatment to freeze cancer cells

Radiofrequency ablation