Signs and symptoms
... Kidney cancer rarely causes signs or symptoms in its early stages. In the later stages, the most common sign of both renal cell and transitional cell cancers is blood in the urine (hematuria). You may...

Causes
... Your kidneys are part of a complex system (urinary system) that removes waste and excess fluid from your blood, controls the production of red blood cells and regulates your blood pressure. Inside eac...

Risk factors
... The risk of renal cell carcinoma increases as you age. This type of kidney cancer occurs most often in people between the ages of 50 and 70. Men are more than twice as likely as are women to develop r...

When to seek medical advice
... See your doctor right away if you notice blood in your urine. In most cases, this doesn''t mean you have kidney cancer. Blood in the urine may be a sign of many conditions, including a renal cyst &mda...

When to seek medical advice
... See your doctor right away if you notice blood in your urine. In most cases, this doesn''t mean you have kidney cancer. Blood in the urine may be a sign of many conditions, including a renal cyst &mda...

When to seek medical advice
... See your doctor right away if you notice blood in your urine. In most cases, this doesn''t mean you have kidney cancer. Blood in the urine may be a sign of many conditions, including a renal cyst &mda...