Definitions
Renal cell carcinoma
Treatments
Treatment may include surgery, radiation, medications, or destroying the cancer with heat or cold.
Description
The most common type of kidney cancer in adults.
Overview
Renal cell carcinoma is most common in older adults. Risk factors include cigarette smoking and obesity.
Symptoms
Symptoms include blood in the urine and persistent pain in the back or the side.
Treatment
Treatment may include surgery, radiation, medications and destroying the cancer with heat or cold.
