Surgery to remove all or part of the kidney (nephrectomy) is recommended. This may include removing the bladder and surrounding tissues or lymph nodes. The treatment is unlikely to occur unless the entire tumor is removed surgically.
Hormone treatments may reduce tumor growth in some cases.
Chemotherapy is usually effective in the treatment of kidney cancer. However, the drug Interleukin-2 (IL-2) can help a small number of patients. It tells the immune system to kill cancer cells. And 'Highly toxic.
Other chemotherapy drugs have been used, but patients generally do not live long, when the disease has spread outside the kidney.
New drugs to treat kidney cancer are:
Sorafenib (Nexavar)
Sunitinib (Sutent)
Temsirolimus (Torisel)
Bevacizumab (Avastin)
Radiation therapy usually does not work for the RCC so that is not often used.
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
Diagnosis Of Kidney Cancer
If a patient has symptoms that suggest kidney cancer, the doctor may perform one or more of the following:
Physical examination: A doctor checks general signs of health and tests for fever and high blood pressure. The doctor feels upset and half of tumors.
Urine samples: urine checked for blood and other signs of disease.
Blood tests: The laboratory control of the blood to see how the kidneys. The laboratory may verify the level of various substances such as creatinine. A high creatinine level may mean the kidneys are not doing their job.
Intravenous urography (IVP): The doctor injects dye into an arm vein. The dye travels through the body and accumulates in the kidneys. The contrast makes the display on radiographs. A series of x-ray clues, and the dye moves through the kidneys, ureters and bladder. X-rays can show a kidney tumor or other problems.
Computed tomography (CT): An X-ray machine linked to a computer takes a series of detailed pictures of the kidneys. The patient may receive an injection of dye to the kidneys clearly seen in the images. A CT scan can show a kidney tumor.
Ultrasound: The ultrasound device uses sound waves that people can not hear. The waves bounce off the kidneys, and a computer uses the echoes to create a picture called a sonogram. A solid tumor or cyst, which shows a sonogram.
Biopsy: In some cases, the doctor may perform a biopsy. A biopsy is the removal of tissue for cancer cells. The doctor inserts a thin needle through the skin into the kidney to remove a small amount of tissue. The doctor may use ultrasound or x-rays to guide the needle. A pathologist uses a microscope to detect cancer cells in tissues.
Surgery: In most cases, is based on the results of computed tomography, ultrasound and x-rays that the doctor has enough information to recommend surgery to remove part or all of the kidneys. A pathologist made the final diagnosis by examining tissue under a microscope.
Physical examination: A doctor checks general signs of health and tests for fever and high blood pressure. The doctor feels upset and half of tumors.
Urine samples: urine checked for blood and other signs of disease.
Blood tests: The laboratory control of the blood to see how the kidneys. The laboratory may verify the level of various substances such as creatinine. A high creatinine level may mean the kidneys are not doing their job.
Intravenous urography (IVP): The doctor injects dye into an arm vein. The dye travels through the body and accumulates in the kidneys. The contrast makes the display on radiographs. A series of x-ray clues, and the dye moves through the kidneys, ureters and bladder. X-rays can show a kidney tumor or other problems.
Computed tomography (CT): An X-ray machine linked to a computer takes a series of detailed pictures of the kidneys. The patient may receive an injection of dye to the kidneys clearly seen in the images. A CT scan can show a kidney tumor.
Ultrasound: The ultrasound device uses sound waves that people can not hear. The waves bounce off the kidneys, and a computer uses the echoes to create a picture called a sonogram. A solid tumor or cyst, which shows a sonogram.
Biopsy: In some cases, the doctor may perform a biopsy. A biopsy is the removal of tissue for cancer cells. The doctor inserts a thin needle through the skin into the kidney to remove a small amount of tissue. The doctor may use ultrasound or x-rays to guide the needle. A pathologist uses a microscope to detect cancer cells in tissues.
Surgery: In most cases, is based on the results of computed tomography, ultrasound and x-rays that the doctor has enough information to recommend surgery to remove part or all of the kidneys. A pathologist made the final diagnosis by examining tissue under a microscope.
Symptoms Of Kidney Cancer
Common symptoms of this disease:
Blood in urine (the urine a little 'rusty deep red)
Pain in the side that does not go
Solid mass, or side, or abdomen
Weight Loss
Fever
Feeling very tired or a general feeling of poor health
In most cases, these symptoms does not mean cancer. Infection, a cyst or other problem, which can also cause the same symptoms. A person with these symptoms should seek medical attention so that all problems can be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.
Blood in urine (the urine a little 'rusty deep red)
Pain in the side that does not go
Solid mass, or side, or abdomen
Weight Loss
Fever
Feeling very tired or a general feeling of poor health
In most cases, these symptoms does not mean cancer. Infection, a cyst or other problem, which can also cause the same symptoms. A person with these symptoms should seek medical attention so that all problems can be diagnosed and treated as soon as possible.
Causes Of Kindey Cancer
Kidney cancer, which usually appears in people over 40 years, but nobody knows the exact causes of this disease. Doctors can seldom explain why one person develops kidney cancer and another does not. However, it is clear that kidney cancer is not contagious. No one can "catch" the disease from another person.
Studies have shown that people with certain risk factors are more likely to develop kidney cancer. A risk factor is something that increases the probability of a person's development.
Studies have shown the following risk factors for kidney cancer:
Smoking: Smoking is a major risk factor. Smokers are twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop kidney cancer. Smoking can also increase the risk of this disease.
Obesity: People who are overweight have an increased risk of kidney cancer
Hypertension: High blood pressure increases the risk of kidney cancer.
Studies have shown that people with certain risk factors are more likely to develop kidney cancer. A risk factor is something that increases the probability of a person's development.
Studies have shown the following risk factors for kidney cancer:
Smoking: Smoking is a major risk factor. Smokers are twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop kidney cancer. Smoking can also increase the risk of this disease.
Obesity: People who are overweight have an increased risk of kidney cancer
Hypertension: High blood pressure increases the risk of kidney cancer.
Kidney Cancer Overview
Kidney cancer is cancer that originates in the kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They're located behind your abdominal organs, with one kidney on each side of your spine. In adults, the most common type of kidney cancer is renal cell carcinoma. Other less common types of kidney cancer can occur. Transitional cell carcinoma, which affects the ureters, can also begin in the kidneys. Children are more likely to develop a kind of kidney cancer called Wilms' tumor.
The incidence of kidney cancer seems to be increasing, though it isn't clear why. Many kidney cancers are detected during procedures for other diseases or conditions. Imaging techniques such as computerized tomography (CT) are being used more often, which may lead to the discovery of more kidney cancers.
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