Renal Cell Carcinoma Survivors Stories

My dad was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma on november of last year.

Renal cell carcinoma survivors stories. I have always enjoyed being social and keeping busy with a handful of hobbies. Rcc occurrence shows a male predomiance over women with a ratio of 1 5 1. Attitude is everything to this three time kidney cancer survivor brian waddington is a serious squash player. Kidney cancer can develop in adults and children.

I was diagnoised with renal cell in may of 2003 they removed my kidney and we were told they got all the cancer in 2004. A subsequent ct scan revealed the tumor was 8 centimeters long and pushing against my laryngeal nerve. The main types of kidney cancer are renal cell cancer forms on the outside or cortex of the kidney and urothelial cancer cancer forms in kidney lining. Kidney renal cancer stories symptoms diagnosis treatment.

Much too long to write here. Up until recently those things had always. My story is loooooong. At 68 i spent most of my time cycling with my husband tom going on walks reading whatever i could find and socializing with friends.

People with whom i will be able to talk abut this and probably share ideas and experiences. At that point my diagnosis was clear. I had kidney cancer specifically stage iv renal cell carcinoma. Renal cell carcinoma rcc is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule a part of the very small tubes in the kidney that transport primary urine rcc is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults responsible for approximately 90 95 of cases.

Kidney cancer patient stories. He is an affectionate husband and father. He is happily retired.