kidney disease question

[S_dillow]

l am wondering if ckd is in the cancer family or is it a separate disease?curious.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

You can have cancer of the kidney. Chronic kidney disease is a big label for all types or forms of prolonged kidney disease. It does not specify anything more than it is a comorbidity or condition that is constant... Kidney Cancer would still be CKD. Acute kidney disease would be something that happened quickly and goes away, or you go into failure. Here is a link to explain webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/und...

[S_dillow in reply to Bassetmommer]

thanks.your explanation answered more than webmd but it was a good article.

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador in reply to Bassetmommer]

Thanks for this link to web md. It explains my CKD. Have low RBC and Low D. Also cause is prostate issue (BPH) which is being treated.

[userotc]

There's long been a 2-way association between CKD and kidney cancer (1st link below) and, more recently, a more specific association to renal cell carcinoma caused by CKD (2nd link).

This is yet another reason why medical authorities should advise people early if they have CKD yet we know that they don't - as many on here testify. My mum was not told, dad discovered it when perusing her Patient Access record yrs later. She developed RCC!

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/203...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/351...

[S_dillow in reply to userotc]

wow thanks for the info ihad no idea that existed.

[Helloyall]

It is not. Though there is a kidney type of cancer. This is different from CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease.

[S_dillow in reply to Helloyall]

ok thanks for the info