Stage 2 kidney cancer involves a tumor over 7 cm, confined to the kidney, often treated surgically. Diagnosis includes imaging, blood tests, and possibly biopsy to confirm cancer type and stage.

Most people with kidney cancer first come to Fred Hutch after being diagnosed by another physician, often their primary care physician. We confirm this diagnosis and other details about your disease ...

Kidney cancer treatment has shifted towards active surveillance and minimally invasive surgeries, improving patient outcomes and preserving kidney function. Robotic surgical techniques, including ...

When the kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma spreads to other places (metastatic) or comes back after remission (recurrent), you may need different types of treatment. Surgery can remove renal ...

Today, small kidney tumours are most often treated with a minor operation in which all or part of the kidney is removed. However, in many cases these small tumours can be treated with targeted ...

Kidney cancer affects tens-of-thousands every year, but research and care advances are improving survival chances and quality of life for patients. Kidney cancer occurs more frequently than many ...

Kidney cancer is a disease where cancer cells begin to develop abnormally in the kidneys. As cancer cells grow rapidly, they can form a tumor, and eventually, the cancer can spread to other parts of ...

OPDIVO is a prescription medicine used in combination with YERVOY as a first treatment to treat adults with cancer of the ...