What is renal cell cancer?

Renal cell cancer is malignancy (cancer) arising from cells of the kidney. Surgical removal of the cancer is the first line treatment for localized disease.

How do members experience renal cell cancer?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with renal cell cancer*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for renal cell cancer*

Who has renal cell cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 14
40s 39
50s 69
60s 139
70+ 123

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 196
Female 199

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What is renal cell cancer?

Renal cell cancer is malignancy (cancer) arising from cells of the kidney. Surgical removal of the cancer is the first line treatment for localized disease.



Common symptoms reported by people with renal cell cancer

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for renal cell cancer

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Compare treatments taken by people with renal cell cancer

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Who has renal cell cancer on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 287 say renal cell cancer is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 14
40s 39
50s 69
60s 139
70+ 123
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 3
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 11
40-49 years 19
50-59 years 15
60-69 years 11
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 196
Female 199

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 241
Not Diagnosed 9

These charts show data from renal cell cancer patients who have completed their condition history
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