Imagine this: you go to the doctor for an upset stomach, and a CT scan reveals a large tumor on your kidney. The truth is, most kidney cancers are found like that: during tests for other issues. That’s because these tumors often don’t cause symptoms. Here’s the story of a woman who had a kidney tumor the size of a football and didn’t even know it.
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My husband has been diagnosed with tumor of the kidneys. What questions should we ask the surgeon. Thank you,
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