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Can a uti cause kidney cancer?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

No.Recommend you google what turns normal cell into cancer cells. Some viruses can though. It is possible that cancer is blocking some place along the urine plumbing and that is causing you to get a bacterial UTI. Discuss.

Answered 8/10/2023

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No. Infection and cancer are two seperate things.

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