Kidney Cancer :
Kidney cancer is described as an abnormal growth of kidney cells causing a tumor. The various types of kidney cancer include renal cell carcinoma, transitional cell cancer, renal sarcoma and wilms tumor. The significant signs of a kidney cancer include blood in the urine, a lump or mass in the kidney area, flank pain, tiredness, a general sense of not feeling well, loss of appetite, weight loss, low grade fever, bone pain, high blood pressure, anemia and high calcium. The factors responsible for causing a kidney cancer include smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, a similar family history, radiation therapy, gene changes, long term dialysis treatment, tuberous sclerosis complex and von Hippel Lindau disease. The diagnostic tests conducted to confirm kidney cancer are urinalysis, blood tests, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound and renal mass biopsy. The treatment modalities of kidney cancer include surgical options like partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy, cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy.




