Kidney Cancer
Our kidneys' main job is to filter our blood. Sometimes we develop masses (growths or tumors) inside our kidneys. Some of these growths are cancerous but many are not. You must have your mass checked out to learn if it is cancerous or not.
Archived from the 2024 edition
Overview
There are many different options for treatment. Often there are even more choices if your cancer is found early. Your medical team is there to help you. They can help you learn more about the pros and cons of treatments. Here we share more about kidney cancer and the steps you can take if a mass forms in your body.
Our kidneys serve many purposes, but they mainly do the following:.
In this entry
The archived page carried these sections, in this order.
- Basic Facts about Kidney Cancer
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Grading and Staging
- Treatment
- After Treatment
- More Information
- Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- Related Resources
- What is Renal Mass?