Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) comprises 80% of all primary kidney malignancies and causes 90% of kidney cancer deaths. But it is notoriously tough to diagnose. RCC is not easily distinguished ...

New research looked at how cancers arise in children who are predisposed to developing the childhood kidney cancer, Wilms tumor, which could help anticipate the development of tumors before they fully ...

Cancer-fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) and those that are present are indifferent to the ...

Kidney cancer affects tens-of-thousands every year, but research and care advances are improving survival chances and quality of life for patients. Kidney cancer occurs more frequently than many ...

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

Cancer fighting T-cells, the immune system's primary enforcers, are scarce in the rare kidney cancer called chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (ChRCC) and those that are present are indifferent to the ...

Personalized neoantigen vaccines show promise in activating immune responses and controlling tumors in kidney cancer patients. A phase 1 trial demonstrated neoantigen-specific T-cell responses and ...

A new personalized immunotherapy treatment called a cancer vaccine has shown promising results in a phase I trial in people with kidney cancer. The results from nine patients treated at Dana-Farber ...

Brad Arnold, singer for the band 3 Doors Down, shared his stage 4 kidney cancer diagnosis this week, revealing that doctors discovered the cancer after he'd felt sick and been in the hospital. While ...