Nephrology and Renal Care

Renal Cell Cancer

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Renal cell cancer is a kidney cancer disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are present in the lining of tubules (very small tubes) in the kidney. Tiny tubules which are present in the kidneys filter out waste and clean the blood. Smoking and misuse of certain pain medicines, overweight, high blood pressure; a family history of renal cell cancer can affect the risk of renal cell cancer. In the early stages, no signs and symptoms of renal cell cancer are observed but signs and symptoms may appear as the tumor grows. They are blood in the urine, a lump in the abdomen (belly), loss of appetite, pain in the side that doesn't go away, weight loss for no known reason, and fatigue.

Related associations and societies: National Kidney Foundation (NKF), California Dialysis Council (CDC), International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD), American Society of Transplantation (AST), International Society of Nephrology (ISN), American Society of Nephrology (ASN), UK Kidney Association (UKKA), Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN), Hong Kong Society of Nephrology (HKSN), Saudi Society of Nephrology and Transplantation (SSN&T), Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN)