Kidney cancer is most often treated with surgery, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or a combination of these treatments. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are occasionally used. Diagnosis • Blood and urine tests. Tests of your blood and your urine may give your doctor clues about what’s causing your signs and symptoms. • Imaging tests • Removing a […]

Symptoms

• Blood in your urine.
• A lump in your side or abdomen.
• A loss of appetite.
• A pain in your side that doesn't go away.
• Weight loss that occurs for no known reason.
• Fever that lasts for weeks and isn't caused by a cold or other infection. • Extreme fatigue.

Causes

Kidney cancer is caused when DNA in cells in one or both kidneys mutate, which may lead to uncontrolled cell division and growth.
While the exact cause of a person's kidney cancer may not be known, certain risk factors are strongly linked to the disease, including smoking tobacco and obesity.

More about Treatment

Kidney cancer is most often treated with surgery, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or a combination of these treatments. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy are occasionally used.

Diagnosis
• Blood and urine tests. Tests of your blood and your urine may give your doctor clues about what's causing your signs and symptoms.
• Imaging tests
• Removing a sample of kidney tissue (biopsy)

FAQ

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