Kidney Cancer

FREE Kidney Cancer Book on Your Android Phone. Signs, Symptoms, Treatment App.This is a Free Kidney Cancer Book Offer that is now available on Android as an easy to read App.Learn Everything You need to know about Kidney Cancer Today...About this Book:This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet (NIH Publication No. 10-1569) is about cancer that starts in the kidney. Other names for this disease are renal cancer and renal cell carcinoma.In 2011, more than 56,000 Americans will be diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. Most will be over 55 years old.This booklet is only about renal cell carcinoma. It’s not about transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the kidney. People with TCC of the kidney have different treatment options than those with renal cell carcinoma. For the latest information about TCC, visit NCI’s Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ transitionalcell or contact NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1–800–4–CANCER (1–800–422–6237). About 4,000 Americans are diagnosed with TCC of the kidney each year.Also, this booklet is not about childhood kidney cancer. Treatment options are different for children. For the latest information about childhood kidney cancer, visit NCI’s Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/wilms or contact NCI’s Cancer Information Service. Hundreds of children are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year in the United States.Learning about medical care for kidney cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your care. This booklet tells about:Diagnosis and stagingTreatment and follow-up careTaking part in research studiesThis booklet has lists of questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To help remember what your doctor says, you can take notes. You may also want to have a family member or friend go with you when you talk with the doctor—to take notes, ask questions, or just listen.You will learn in this Booklet:The KidneysCancer CellsRisk FactorsSymptomsDiagnosisStagingTreatmentSecond OpinionNutritionFollow-up CareSources of SupportTaking Part in Cancer ResearchGet your copy of “KIDNEY CANCER: Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatments, Stages Of Kidney Cancer” and learn everything you need to know about this cancer.