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What are some common risk factors for developing kidney cancer?
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Tobacco use: The most common risk factor for developing kidney cancer is smoking. Other risk factors include environmental and genetic including family history of kidney cancer and certain hereditary syndromes.
Answered 4/2/2014
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Smoking, obesity: Others can include anatomic abnormalities such as horseshoe kidney, chronic renal failure, and genetic abnormalities.
Answered 2/18/2015
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Kidney ca: Smoking and family history are risk factors;.
Answered 4/4/2013
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