Stage 2 kidney cancer involves a tumor over 7 cm, confined to the kidney, often treated surgically. Diagnosis includes imaging, blood tests, and possibly biopsy to confirm cancer type and stage.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Most normal people, when told they have kidney cancer, worry about ...

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Renal cell carcinoma is the most common form of kidney cancer. It can take time to fully process a diagnosis and what, ...

Early-stage kidney cancer is often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally through imaging tests for unrelated conditions. Treatment options include partial nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, ...

During a doubles tennis match, Rick O’Keefe hit a hard serve and returned the ball powerfully when his “collarbone snapped.” “I was playing with three other guys and one of them was a doctor and he’s ...