About Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer

Patients with stage IV renal cell cancer have cancer that has spread to distant sites, invades directly into local structures or has more than one lymph node involved with cancer.

A variety of factors ultimately influence a patient's decision to receive treatment of cancer. The purpose of receiving cancer treatment may be to improve symptoms through local control of the cancer, increase a patient's chance of cure, or prolong a patient's survival. The potential benefits of receiving cancer treatment must be carefully balanced with the potential risks of receiving cancer treatment.

Weblinks about Renal Cell Cancer

• Stage IV Renal Cancer
• Renal Cancer Treatment & Prevention
• What is renal cell cancer?
• Renal Cell Cancer Research Fund