The common causes of kidney cancer include the following: VHL or Von Hippel-Lindau disease: VHL disease in classified as an inherited genetic disease resulting in formation of multiple tumors in different parts of the body.  Tumors caused by VHL disease often include tumors of renal cell carcinomas, a kidney cancer type. Von Hippel-Lindau disease occurs due to the mutation of VHL gene. In healthy individuals, VHL gene plays the role of tumor suppressor i.e. it controls cell growth for preventing formation of tumors. However, the VHL gene of individuals with Von Hippel-Lindau disease mutates and becomes non-functional resulting in formation of multiple tumors. Kidney cancer occurring due to VHL disease is mostly treated by removing the tumors or the ailing kidney surgically. Obesity:  [...]

When an individual is diagnosed with kidney cancer, the first question that arises is in which stage the cancer is in. The doctor determines the stage of kidney cancer by checking the extent of kidney cancer metastasis. Once the stage of cancer is determined, the nest most essential thing that a doctor must find out is whether the cancer will be a slow growing one or aggressive in nature. The speed of kidney cancer metastasis depends on certain factors like general health of the patient, his age and the stage of the cancer during diagnosis. The extent of kidney cancer spreading is judged by a procedure called grading. Grading involves comparing the healthy kidney cells with the cancerous cells of kidney. The kidney cancer cells of lower grade i.e. grade 1 or grade 2 look much the same as  [...]

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common variety of kidney cancer found in adults. This type of cancer is most commonly treated by some form of  kidney cancer surgery. Although there are other methods of treatment available to treat kidney cancer it is very unlikely to escape one form of surgical procedure or another at some point during your treatment. Even when the cancer has spread to other organs surgery may still be effective in removing the primary tumor that started it to begin with. In most cases the cancer may be effectively removed by removing part of the kidney. In other cases it may be necessary to remove the whole kidney as well as the adrenal glands which are located on top of the kidney and other tissue surrounding the kidney. Under most circumstances an individual is still able  [...]

Renal Cell Cancer is the outcome of malignancy occured in the cells of the tubules in the kidneys of the human body. Also commonly known as Kidney Cancer or Renal Adenocarcinoma, this condition occurs due to cancerous multiplication of cells in small thin tubules found in the kidney. Kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs found in the lower abdomen in humans. The basic function of the kidney is purification of blood and helping the body in excreting waste and/or toxic products outside the body. The purification process leads to the formation of a yellowish fluid called urine having a slightly basic nature. The yellow color of the urine is due to the pigment Urinoid present in them. This urine passes through the Ureters, arising from the kidneys till the urethral orifice from where it is  [...]