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Can doctors find kidney cancer in a normal blood test?
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No: However there may be some be some abnomalities on the blood work that would make a practitioner investigate this further, but, in the simplest and general answer is no.
Answered 9/22/2016
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No: There is no blood test for kidney cancer. Ct or MRI imaging remains the mainstay of diagnosis.
Answered 6/30/2016
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