Kidney Cancer (Adult) - Renal Cell Carcinoma
Whether you (or a loved one) are worried about developing kidney cancer, have just been diagnosed, are going through treatment, or are trying to stay well after treatment, this detailed guide can help you find the answers you need. Click on the topics below to get started.
What Is Kidney Cancer?
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
- What are the risk factors for kidney cancer?
- Do we know what causes kidney cancer?
- Can kidney cancer be prevented?
Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
- Can kidney cancer be found early?
- How is kidney cancer diagnosed?
- How is kidney cancer staged?
- Survival rates for kidney cancer by TNM stage
Treating Kidney Cancer
- How is kidney cancer treated?
- Surgery for kidney cancer
- Ablation and other local therapy for kidney cancer
- Active surveillance for kidney cancer
- Radiation therapy for kidney cancer
- Chemotherapy for kidney cancer
- Targeted therapies for kidney cancer
- Biologic therapy (immunotherapy) for kidney cancer
- Pain control for kidney cancer
- Clinical trials for kidney cancer
- Complementary and alternative therapies for kidney cancer
- Treatment choices by stage for kidney cancer
- More treatment information about kidney cancer
Talking With Your Doctor
After Treatment
- What happens after treatment for kidney cancer?
- Lifestyle changes after treatment for kidney cancer
- How does having kidney cancer affect your emotional health?
- If treatment for kidney cancer stops working