Question 1

is kidney cancer always deadly?

Accepted Answer

No: As with any cancer, early detection and treatment result in higher cure rate. For kidney cancer, the five year survival for stage i is 81%, for stage ii is 74%, for stage iii is 53%, and for stage IV is 8%.

Question 2

is kidney cancer lethal?

Accepted Answer

Yes: In general, kidney cancer is a lethal cancer. However, depending on various factors, it may not be lethal. Factors such as the patients age, the aggressiveness of the tumor, and size of the tumor are all important factors. However, kidney cancer overall has a very poor prognosis once it has metastasized.

Question 3

how is kidney cancer treated?

Accepted Answer

Kidney Cancer: Patient should be evaluated by urologist oncologist to secede whether this patient can have radical resection of the kidney in order to give the patient a good chance for cure. 
If the patient is not eligible for surgery than can be treated with sunitinib which is an oral drug, or temsirolimus which is an IV drug. There are several other drugs available to help and support this patient if thes.

Question 4

can cocaine cause kidney cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Cocaine has not been linked to kidney caner. There are certain risk factors for the different types of kidney cancer such as smoking and contact with benzene compounds but not cocaine.

Question 5

how fast can grade 3 kidney cancer grow?

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No definitive data: There is no definitive data on how fast can grade 3 kidney cancer grow.

Question 6

how is kidney cancer different for a diabetic?

Accepted Answer

No diff: Not different. But some medication used to tx kidney cancer can cause problems with blood sugar control in diabetics.

Question 7

what is the rate of survival for stage iv kidney cancer?

Accepted Answer

Poor: Unfortunately the 5 year survival rate for stage IV renal cell cancer is poor, 0-20%.  However, in recent years their have been significant advances in the treatment of this disease and we now see some long term survivors.

Question 8

how typical is bladder/kidney cancer in a 27 year old man?

Accepted Answer

Uncommon ...: It is uncommon to see bladder/kidney cancer in a 27-yr0-old man. Bladder cancer most frequently happen to men &gt;60s and women &gt;70s and kidney cancer, in 50-70s of men or women. More detail? Ask your treating doc timely.

Question 9

do you know the signs and symptoms of kidney cancer in adults?

Accepted Answer

Blood, pain, mass.: There is a classic triad of hematuria (blood in urine), flank pain, and abdominal mass this presents with, but is seen in only 10-20% of patients.  Hematuria (40%), flank pain (40%), mass (33%), and weight loss (33%) are the most common individual syndromes.  Paraneoplastic syndromes-erythrocytosis (3%), hypercalcemia (5%), and nonmetastatic hepatic dysfunction (stauffer's syndrome) (15%) occur.

Question 10

68yr old man diabetic with kidney cancer wha is going to happen

Accepted Answer

Hard to say.: Sorry your friend is so sick!  The prognosis for cancer depends on the type of the cancer, the stage it is at the time of diagnosis, the treatment (or not) that is used, and the overall health of the individual.  Having diabetes complicates treatment more than if this was not present.  Write down a list of questions to ask the doc.  Write down the answers too, to be able to study later.  Ask many!

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