What is stage 3 kidney disease? is it like cancers 1-4? is the next step dialysis?

CKD stage 3: There are various stages of ckd. Stage 3 indicates that your glomerular filtration rate (gfr), which is a measurement of your kidney function (kf) is between 30 -60 ml/min, normal is >100. The rate of decline of kf to dialysis depends on what caused your ckd. Your next step is not dialysis. See a nephrologist to see what the cause of your CKD is and then you may get answer to your question.

Moderate CKD: In stage 3 chronic kidney disease(ckd) the amount of filtration of the kidney drops to1/3-1/2. Gfr.