Kidney Cancer
Discussion List
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LOTS OF QUESTIONS???
My 86 year old grandmother just had her kidney removed this evening, the Dr. came and said it has spread to a lymphnode that could not be removed due to excessive bleeding, he mentioned her age had nothing to do with it, my dad thinks she may only have 3-6 months to live. Is this true??
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kidney cancer and complex cysts
hi all, my dad is 78, but a very active 78yr old and he has recently been told he has kidney cancer( this was found after looking at a enlarged prostate) anyway he is having his kidney removed in 3 weeks, but a ct scan showed the other kidney as having a complex cyst, im concerned that that complex cyst is infact cancer…
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Looking to chat with Renal Cell Cancer Patients around my age (33)
Diagnosed with Renal Cell Cancer in May 2004. I am an Army Reservist and volunteered for a tour in Iraq at that time. My bloodwork from my physical before I deployed came back awful and they eventally found the tumor. Partial Nephrectomy to remove a Grade 3, 6-7 centimeter tumor from my right kidney. For whatever reason I…
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tumor on adrenal gland
my brother in law has been told that he has a tumor on his adrenal gland. Does this count as Kidney cancer? He has been going to the Cleveland Clinic and seeing a top endocronologist but they are trying to control it with medicine. He takes more than 20 pills a day and hundreds of dollars a month on prescriptions. His…
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unclasified renal cell carcinoma
My dad was recently diagnosed with stage 4 unclassified renal cell carcinoma with metastases. Not a lot of research has been done on this kind of cancer, so I am very interested in hearing from anyone with this diagnosis -- especially about clinical trials producing good results. Thank you.
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kidney cancer metastasis
I just had surgery, a radiical nephrectomy. It was stage one and I am told the cancer is completely cured. I still worry about mets to the brain and lungs, from all I've been reading. Has anyone who has been through this able to give me some advice on this topic?
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One Week Later
I'm back to my computer after being away for awhile as you very well know. I had the surgery on the 26th of January and was literally kicked out of the hosptial 3 days later on the 29th. It is now one week that I'm home, and only today to I feel well enough to contact my friends on this network. Surgery was totally…