Submitted by DonnaH on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 16:53
KIDNEY CANCER
From Wikipedia:
Kidney cancer is any cancer that originates in a kidney. The two most common types of kidney cancer, reflecting their location within the kidney, are renal cell carcinoma and renal pelvis carcinoma. The distinction between these two types is important because their most common histologies are different and consequently they respond differently to chemotherapy.
In addition to renal cell carcinoma and renal pelvis carcinoma, other, less common types of kidney cancer include:
* Squamous cell carcinoma
* Juxtaglomerular cell tumor (reninoma)
* Angiomyolipoma
* Renal oncocytoma
* Bellini duct carcinoma
* Clear-cell sarcoma of the kidney
* Mesoblastic nephroma
* Wilms' tumor, usually is reported in children under the age of 5.
* Mixed epithelial stromal tumor[1]
Rarely, some other types of cancer and potentially cancerous tumors that more usually originate elsewhere can originate in the kidneys. These include:
* Clear cell adenocarcinoma
* Transitional cell carcinoma
* Inverted papilloma
* Renal lymphoma
* Teratoma[2]
* Carcinosarcoma[3]
* Carcinoid tumor of the renal pelvis[4]
Cancer in the kidney may also be secondary, the result of metastasis from a primary cancer elsewhere in the body.
The Mayo Clinic looks at kidney cancer:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kidney-cancer/DS00360
MD Anderson's section on kidney cancer (also has a message board)
http://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/kidney/
Hugely detailed site about the cancer, support groups and news:
http://www.kidneycancer.org/
Medicinenet has another very detailed site on the disease:
http://www.medicinenet.com/kidney_cancer/article.htm
The National Cancer Institute's site on kidney cancer with links to literature, clinical trials and more
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/kidney
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/kidney
MedlinePlus is another site to spend a lot of time on. Not only is their detailed information about kidney cancer, but they link to the latest news, research, literature, etc.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneycancer.html
The American Cancer Society: What Is Kidney Cancer (Adult) - Renal Cell Carcinoma?
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_kidney_canc...
Cancer.net looks at kidney cancer. Sections with questions to ask the doctor, illustrations, treatments/side effects:
http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Kidney+Cancer
This guide is written and maintained by a kidney cancer survivor.
http://www.cancerguide.org/kidney.html
About.com's section on kidney cancer
http://cancer.about.com/od/kidneycancerrenalcell/a/kidneysymptoms.htm
Yahoo! Groups has mailing lists devoted to kidney diseases (click on the link and choose "kidney disease"...I saw at least one cancer-specific list.)
http://health.dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/1600061589
Cancer Compass provides a kidney cancer-specific message board if that's more your style:
http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancers/kidney-cancer/1,0,119...
Blog For a Cure has a section devoted to kidney cancer with several bloggers. You can also join and start your own blog.
http://www.blogforacure.com/frontend/weblogs/listing.php?type=Kidney+Cancer
YouTube has a good selection of videos available (many from reputable clinics, researchers, etc). Type "kidney cancer" in the search box for the available videos.
www.youtube.com
A few books and DVDs available on Amazon:
100 Questions & Answers About Kidney Cancer (100 Questions & Answers about) (Paperback)
Steven C. Campbell
100 Questions & Answers About Kidney Cancer
Incidental Finding: Essays on Renal Cell Carcinoma (Paperback)
by Cynthia Chauhan
Incidental Finding: Essays on Renal Cell Carcinoma
Kidney Cancer: The Silent Destroyer (DVD)
Kidney Cancer: The Silent Destroyer
Kidney Cancer: A New Approach (DVD)
Kidney Cancer: A New Approach
