Symptoms and Diagnosis for cancer of the Kidney

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Symptoms and Diagnosis of Kidney Cancer
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• In adherence with all cancers, early diagnosis
  and treatment of kidney cancer can certainly
  improve the chance for survival. Patients with
  more than 45 years of age are mostly diagnosed
  with kidney cancer. Therefore it is important for
  people to rush to a physician if they find any
  symptoms for kidney cancer.

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• Signs and Symptoms of Kidney Cancer
• Blood in the urine( might be pink, red or cola
  colored)
• Pain on one side of the body between the upper
  abdomen and back
• Loss of appetite and body weight
• Intermittent Fever
• Fatigue and a feeling of poor health

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• Diagnostic Procedures
• On approaching for medical checkup, the doctor
  may require complete physical examination along
  with a complete medical history. If the doctor
  finds any suggestions for kidney cancer he/she
  may suggest diagnostic procedures such as
• Laboratory Tests
• Imaging Tests
• Biopsy

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• Laboratory tests
• Laboratory tests are used to determine whether
  the person is actually affected with kidney
  problems.
• Urinalysis- Urine examination
• Complete blood count(CBC)- Determining the
  amount of red blood cells
• Blood Chemistry Tests- Level of chemicals in the
  blood

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• Imaging Tests
• These tests can be useful to diagnose the exact
  area of cancer or to determine whether cancer has
  started to spread and other reasons. The various
  tests available are.
• Computed Tomography- CT scan
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging- MRI scan
• Ultrasound Scan
• Positron Emission Tomography- PET scan
• Intravenous Pyelogram Type of urinary X-ray
• Angiography
• Chest X-ray
• Bone Scan

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• Biopsy
• Biopsy is to take small samples from kidney cells
  for microscopic examination. There are two types
  of biopsies namely.
• Fine Needle Aspiration
• Needle Core biopsy

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• If you find any symptoms make use of the state of
  the art technologies available at Kansas City
  Urology Care
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