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April
Cancer (tumor) of the kidney: symptoms and treatment
Cancer is when cells in the body grow out of control. These cells can form a tumor or damaged tissue. If cancer cells grow in the kidney, it is called kidney cancer.
• The most common kidney cancer in adults is renal cell carcinoma. It forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney.
• Cancers found in the center of the kidney are known as transitional cell carcinoma.
• Wilms tumor is a kidney cancer that very young children can get.
On average, people are diagnosed with kidney cancer at around