What is the life expectancy of someone with renal cancer?

Renal Cancer expectancy is dependent on many different things such as the stage in when it is found and the treatment that the person is willing to have. There are See also:
Understanding a Cancer Prognosis

See all 1878 questions about Cancer four stages of renal cancer stage I where tumor measures up to 7 centimeters. It is no bigger than a tennis ball. The cancer cells are found only in the kidney. Stage II also an early stage but the tumor measures more than 7 centimeters. Stage III is one of the following: The tumor does not extend beyond the kidney, but cancer cells have spread through the lymphatic system to one nearby lymph node; or The tumor has invaded the adrenal gland or the layers of fat and fibrous tissue that surround the kidney, The cancer cells have spread from the kidney to a nearby large blood vessel. Stage IV is one of the following: The tumor extends beyond the fibrous tissue that surrounds the kidney; or Cancer cells are found in more than one nearby lymph node; or The cancer has spread to other places in the body such as the lungs.If you cancer is in stage I or II it is considered localized and has a 90.6% survival rate post treatment and 60.3% if it is considered regional or stage III http://www.medicinenet.com/kidney_cancer/article.htm

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