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Is it possible for a 25 year old female have kidney cancer?
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Yes: Renal cell carcinomas can occur in young people.
Answered 12/5/2014
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Absolutely: Unfortunately there are types of kidney cancer that can affect any age group. In fact, infants can even be born with malignancies of the kidney (uncommonly).
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