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Hi I’m looking for any advice, info or reflections to help with my decision making. I am 63 and have stage 3a CKD. After a rapid drop in eGfr a couple of...

Hi, Sorry If this reply to this post is too long First I would just like to say that my wife had a chronic needle phobia and would be the first to say she...

Wife is on cycle (month) #99 of Votrient!

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Hi everyone! I would like to know if someone from the community experimented with cabozantinib, they told me that it is a practically new drug. If so, what...

Hi there I’ve recently been diagnosed with kidney cancer. I’ve had surgery and have started chemotherapy in an attempt to shrink/eliminate lung mets - i just...

Greetings! I’m seeking your suggestions for common questions about kidney cancer that you should ask your oncologist, surgeon, nurse, or other healthcare...

My wife is now on cycle (month) #80 of Votrient...

I hovered at creatinine of 1.1 to 1.3 during treatment but 4 weeks after treatment it is now 1.7 with egfr of 30. I am actually not very happy with my...

I had my left kidney removed in July 2016 I have Stage 3 kidney cancer. I know I should be happy about 3 years , but I am worried still it will be back. I...

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Hi folks, I thought you might be interested in this program: The Kidney Cancer Action Network (KCAN) and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) are collaborating...

Hello, I’m 51, and whilst been in hospital following surgery for a hysterectomy, I had a CT scan which showed up something on my right kidney. I saw the...

Other than myself, has anyone had genetic testing done to see if you carry the gene for kidney cancer? My oncologist is also a geneticist and had me tested...

Hello! After the operations my doctors gave me Sutent for 7 months. Then there was resistance and I had surgery on the psoas muscle, which is the most affected...

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is doing ok?

I'm new and it's clear by everything I've read that controlling stress when you receive a cancer diagnosis is very important. I have stomach pains and...

At 38 I was diagnosed with stage 1 Grade 2 clear cell renal cell carcinoma. I had a partial nephrectomy but my margins returned as positive. I have been...

If you are new please ask questions or contribute to postings. Please always remember to do your own research. There is a lot of misleading information out...

After partial nephrectomy pathology result is renal cells carcinoma, grade 1, t1A, free margins. What kind of follow up I need and for how many years ? This...

The thing I don't understand is if they cut the tumor out with clear margins and it's stage 1,no lymph node involvement... Why is the grade then important?...

Just wondering what you all think... If you had to choose would you prefer stage 1 grade 3, or stage 3 grade 1? Its a silly question probably... But I'm just...

Hello all. New to the group, but wanted to share a bit of my experience. I'm 32 and was diagnosed with Stage IV RCC with metastases to bilateral lungs in...

So I have a question. Does everybody need an oncologist? Or is your surgeon / urologist enough? My stage 1 cancer RCC was surgically removed in July of 2018...

I was diagnosed with stage 1 RCC in April 2018. It was an incidental finding. I had a 2.7cm tumor on my left kidney which was removed in July 2018. Pathology...

I'm a 44-year old male and I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer) at the beginning of last November then had the kidney removed (radical...

Have your family or friends. Treated you differently since diagnose?

Which side effects do you have?

Are you getting your CT Scans with or without contrast?

How many people had a port in place?