How fast does kidney cancer grow?

my husband was diagnosed with kidney cancer three weeks ago and they are removing the kidney on friday. Does it grow that fast?

My mother died from a cancer that had started on her right kidney a few years ago. It spread from her kidney and went up her spine and expanded out from there very fast. It will on the enzyne forulation that is present in the cancer he has, as to how fast the cancer will grow. My mother would not let the do a biopsy from the cancer. Let me first say that she or the doctors were not aware of what was present on her right kidney. They told her to let it grow a little more before they tried to do anything about it. They were not sure it was cancer. When the time came to do a biopsy, they told her they didn't know if they could get any fluid from the mass that was present. they told her they were afraid it would bust and spread quickly if they tried to extract fluid from it. So she didn't let them do a biopsy and it did spread quickly and killed her within 3 months. So it sounds like your husband has a much better chance at living a fuller life than what my mother did. I pray that things go good for him. If they had took her right kidney when they found it at the time, she'd probably be alive today. I wish the best for him and you.

My husband had kidney cancer in 2003. They found blood in his urine during a routine exam and he went for an ultrasound which showed something. He then went for a biopsy and the results came back as cancer in his left kidney. The cancer was right near the veins and arteries so they decided to remove the whole kidney. I was devastated and thought of the worst scenarios. They took the kidney out one week after the diagnosis and that was the end of it. No chemo. The doctor said that this type of cancer does not metastasize. He has been fine. Good luck.

Please see the webpages for more details on Renal cell carcinoma.

Standard treatment for kidney cancer is removal of the cancerous kidney so you want the kidney removed as quickly as possible. You probably won't know whether or how fast the cancer has spread for at least a few months. If the cancer hasn't spread then your husband will be cured.

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It depends on if the cancer is encapsulated by the kidney. If they are able to remove it all with the kidney, he should be fine. It will be a matter of continued monitoring. Renal cell cancer is considered a silent killer. Most people have advanced cancer by the time any symptoms occur. My uncle had it and it was just in the kidney. With removal of the organ, he never had any more problems. No chemo, no radiation. My mother had it and by the time she had symptoms it had metastasized to other areas. It's not a matter of did the cancer grow that fast in your husband but that his doctor is doing the best procedure at this time. It could have been growing for several months or years. Good luck with the treatment. And I hope you have a doctor who you trust completely. He/she will be your lifeline and savior through this.