Kidney Cancer Association

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My husband (who is 50 yr old, otherwise healthy) was diagnosed 2 mos ago with Stage 4 Clear Cell RCC with met to left parietal lobe. The brain tumor was found first after a few weeks of neuro symptoms. MRI revealed large mass with midline shift of brain then CT scan revealed the kidney tumor. Due to brain shift that tumor was removed within 3 days of diagnosis and kidney was removed ... Read More

Hi I have a kidney transplant and kidney cancer. Anyone else? This is a tricky spot so I would like to share my experience with you in case it helps you and vice versa ... Read More

Dear Fellow Travelers: I invite you to take a look at a portion of my survivor story in the link below. For many years I have been a member of the Inspire Community, and it has aided me in my journey tremendously. Wishing you the best of success - Mickeral http://www.cancertodaymag.org/Summer2017 /Pages/The-Gift-of-Music.aspx?Page=0 ... Read More

The review Targeting natural killer cells in cancer immunotherapy. Camille Guillerey1,2, Nicholas D Huntington3–5 & Mark J Smyth1,2,5 NK cells are lymphoid derived cells (like B and T cells), but they are quite different. They belong to the innate immune system. As such they attack the enemies directly. They can determine cells in distress (infected or cancerous) and kill them. The ... Read More

hi, since renal cancer is very rare in the young , i had searched extensively on the net to gather some information and solace but in vain. Therefore, i thought to share my story to help the wandering souls like me. I got diagnosed with renal cancer two months back and at the same time had a partial robotic nephrectomy. I was extremely fit , no tobacco, no high BP , no obesity and ... Read More

Many of us think that the immune system always fights cancer or at least does not see it. But the fact is that our immune system very often helps cancer depending on the signals in the tumor. Tumors have a very complex microenvironment. In addition to malignant cancer cells, tumor tissues also include immune cells, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells, plus many growth factors, proangiogenic ... Read More

Dear Inspire Friends, Most of you will not know me as I have, until this morning, been a member of only a few groups under the umbrella theme of Lung Cancer. Should you want to know why I first came to Inspire and why I stayed, please click on https://www.inspire.com/Dwindle/. This morning, I have joined the 24 Communities listed on another Journal Entry so that I could have the opportunity ... Read More

Update on my kidney removal on June 14. I am doing pretty well but my white blood count is 12 and worried about infection. I don't have any fever . My hemoglobin is low I am working on that, anyone else have these problems after surgery? Thank you for any help ... Read More

By Radha_Inspire Digital Editor, Inspire Nisha Isaac, M.S., is a certified genetic counselor at the University of Maryland’s St. Joseph Medical Center who focuses on cancer patients. I spoke with her about the role of genetic counselors in understanding cancer risks and the counseling process. Briefly, what is genetic counseling? The goal of cancer genetic counseling is to educate ... Read More