About-Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is a type of cancer that starts in the cells in the kidney.
Symptoms- A lump in the abdomen An enlarged testicle or varicose veins in the testes Anemia Back Pain Blood in the urine Excessive hair growth (in women)
Risk factors Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Exposure to certain chemicals including cadmium or specific herbicides, asbestos, benzene, organic solvents, etc Family history of Kidney cancer Hereditary papillary renal cell carcinoma High blood pressure (hypertension) Long term dialysis for kidney failure Lymphoma Obesity Older age Smoking Tuberous sclerosis complex
Using certain pain medicine for a long time Von Hippel-Lindau disease Specialists to visit Urologist Nephrologist Oncologist