Question 1

what is renal cancer spread?

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METASTASIS: When kidney cancer spreads it goes to the nearby lymph nodes first. If it further spreads it tends to go to the bones or lungs. Kidney cancer is treated initially surgically. When it spreads there are several oral medications to control the cancer.

Question 2

what could cause renal cancer?

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Many things: Smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, exposure to toxic substances, overuse of pain relievers, and cystic changes of the kidneys are risks for getting renal cancer.  Cadmium, asbestos, and petroleum-based chemicals (like de-greasers) are the main toxins that cause renal cancer. Chronic hepatitis c infection is linked to causing kidney cancer. There is a strong genetic link as well.

Question 3

has anyone here survived renal cancer?

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Yes early diagnosis: Yes if diagnosedearly and treated early bebre it spreads.

Question 4

renal cancer survival rates at 5 years?

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Renal cell ca: In general-- 
stage i  kidney cancer-- a 5-year survival rate over 90 %
stage 2 - a five-year survival rates ranging from 75 to 95 %
stage 3 - ranges from ranges from 46 to 70 %
the median survival for patients with stage IV disease is 16 to 20 months in contemporary studies -with 5 year survival less than 10%.

Question 5

what characterizes non-small renal cancer?

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There's a mistake: Non-small-cell is a group of lung cancers, not renal (kidney) cancers.  I am sorry that someone made a mistake and i hope this helps explain why you have had difficulty finding information.  Good luck.

Question 6

what is renal cancer and how is it treated?

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A variety: The most common in adults is renal cell carcinoma, and it may be treated surgically for cure even if it's gotten fairly far in many cases; there are some old and some new chemotherapeutic agents that are remarkable and have surprised me by their effectiveness.

Question 7

how do you know what stage of renal cancer?

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T N M: Like other solid cancers the TNM staging system is used. T = size, n = lymph node involvement, m = metastasis. There is clinical staging mostly based on imaging and physical exam. Then pathological stage based on surgical specimen.

Question 8

what do you need to know about renal cancer?

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Several things: Tumor type (usually clear cell renal cell carcinoma).
Tumor grade (fuhrman grades 1-4, with 4 the highest/worst)
tumor stage (separated by extent of local tumor: invasion into vessels or fat surrounding the kidney; lymph node or distant organ metastasis). These factors are used to determine extent of surgery, type of chemotherapy, and other treatments.

Question 9

how do you know what stage somebody is in with renal cancer?

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Staging system.: To adequately stage a patient one must know the size of the tumor, the presence or absence of lymph node involvement and whether the disease has spread to distant organs such as the lungs or liver. With this information a patient is placed into one of four stages (stages 1, 2, 3, 4).

Question 10

can one be screened for renal cancer?

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Yes: Screening for renal cancer is not done routinely on every body, like breast , or prostate cancer, unless there is strong suspicion for it , like blood in urine, abnormal cells, pain, feeling a mass   very strong family history , or detecting mass it in a ct done for some thing else.

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