How Is Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated?
Renal cell carcinoma is a common cancer of the kidney. There are often no early warning signs, and over 100,000 people died from renal cell carcinoma in 2001. It is often resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, but immunotherapy and new multikinase inhibitors show promise in treating this cancer. Surgery Surgery is often an effective cure for localized renal cell carcinoma. Nearby lymph nodes may also be removed during surgery.