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My dad died of sarcoma of the kidney do i have a high risk of it? and is it common?
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It is rare: Sarcomas are rare cancers. They typically do not run in the families. yet the kidney tumors do run in families, sometimes.You need to verify if this was kidney cancer with sarcoma like change which is called Sarcomatoid Renal cell carcinoma.
Answered 7/25/2015
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