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Testing, Diagnosis and Staging
In its early stages, kidney cancer usually causes no obvious signs or symptoms. Common symptoms of kidney cancer as it grows include:
- Blood in the urine. Blood may be present one day and not the next. Sometimes the person will see the blood, other times it will be found on a routine laboratory test of urine, performed for a medical check-up.
- A lump or mass in the kidney area.
Less Common symptoms may include:
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Recurrent fevers
- Pain in the side that doesn’t go away
- A general feeling of poor health
The treatment of kidney cancer depends on the stage of the disease when it is diagnosed. These websites have information on how kidney cancer is diagnosed, how to know what stage of kidney cancer and treatment information:
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For additional information, contact the Cancer Information Service
Available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CT)
1-800-237-1225 or 319-356-3000
cancer-information@uiowa.edu
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