Kidney cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the kidneys.
Kidney cancer includes renal cell carcinoma (cancer that forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products) and renal pelvis carcinoma (cancer that forms in the center of the kidney where urine collects). It also includes Wilms tumor, which is a type of kidney cancer that usually develops in children under the age of five.
Visit the National Cancer Institute where this information and more can be found about kidney cancer or ask your cancer care team questions about your individual situation.
