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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.
Answered 6/28/2020
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Agree with Dr. R: There is no approved blood test for screening renal cancer.
Answered 12/8/2019
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