What causes kidney cancer ?

Renal cell carcinoma affects about three in 10,000 people, resulting in about 31,000 new cases in the US per year. Every year, about 12,000 people in the US die from renal cell carcinoma. It is more common in men than women, usually affecting men older than 55.

Why the cells become cancerous is not known. A history of smoking greatly increases the risk for developing renal cell carcinoma. Some people may also have inherited an increased risk to develop renal cell carcinoma, and a family history of kidney cancer increases the risk.

People with von Hippel-Lindau disease, a hereditary disease that also affects the capillaries of the brain, commonly also develop renal cell carcinoma. Kidney disorders that require dialysis for treatment also increase the risk for developing renal cell carcinoma.

there are no real reasons for any type of cancer. it could be genetic. but cancers are caused by over developing cells in the body. for kidney cancer, it's possible alcoholism may cause it. consult a doc.

If they knew for sure what caused any cancer, then a cure would be possible. As it is, most have no idea what causes most cancers and therefore treatment is an educated guess and at worse a shot in the dark.

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