KIDNEY CANCER

Content Introduction What is kidney cancer? symptoms Stages Types treatment

The kidneys are a pair of bean shaped organs located in the abdomen. The function of the kidneys is to filter the blood of certain wastes creating urine. Normally, cells in the kidneys that are old or damaged will stop dividing and die before they can become cancerous. These cells are normally replaced by healthy young cells. Kidney cancer occurs when old or damaged cells continue to divide and multiply uncontrollably

introduction

What is Kidney cancer KIDNEY(RENAL)CANCER

Kidney cell Malignant Grow out of control

Forming a tumor

symptoms

Blood in the urine Pain or pressure in the side or back A mass or lump in the side or back Swelling of the ankles and legs High blood pressure Anemia, which is a low red blood cell count Fatigue Loss of appetite Unexplained weight loss

 

stagesstage 1stage 2stage 3stage 4

Stage 1≤ 7cm tumorconfined to kidney

Stage 2 ≥7CM STILL CONFINED TO

KIDNEY

Stage 4spreads more

extensively liver , lungs ,

bone , and brain

Types MOST COMMON TYPES renal cell carcinoma transitional cell carcinomawilms tumor

Treatment In cancer health care multidisciplinary

team for kidney cancer urologist

Treatment typessurgery targeted therapy immunotherapy radiation therapychemo therapy

Surgery surgery is the removal of the tumor and some

surrounding healthy tissue during an operation

if the cancer has not spread beyond the kidneys, surgery to remove the tumor , part or all of the kidney

Targeted therapy

targeted therapy is a treatment that targets the cancer’s specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival.

this type of treatment blocks the growth and spread of cancer cells while limiting damage to healthy cells.

Immuno therapy immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy,

is designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight cancer

it uses materials made either by the body or in a laboratory to improve, target, or restore immune system function.

centers with expertise in high-dose il-2 for kidney cancer should recommend il-2.

Radiation therapy radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-

rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells. for kidney cancer, internal radiation (brachy)

therapy is given using a hollow needle to insert radioactive seeds directly into a tumor.

Chemo therapychemotherapy is the use of drugs to destroy

cancer cellsalthough chemotherapy is useful for treating

most types of cancer, kidney cancer is often resistant to chemotherapy.

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