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Can a person have advanced kidney cancer without having blood in the urine?

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Dr. Raj Singh answered

Yes: Blood in the urine aka hematuria is only seen in 1/3rd of the cases of renal cell carcinoma. Most patients have no symptoms from renal cell carcinoma until it becomes very advanced and invades blood supply of the kidney.

Dr Hadied and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 10/11/2017

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