The treatment information in this post is based on many professional medical documents and what I have learned from my father’s treatment, but it’s not intended as medical advice to replace the expertise and judgment of your doctor. This post is supposed to help you to understand RCC treatment easier, and it can help you and your family make informed decisions with your doctor.

Renal cell carcinoma treatment varies from patient to patient. So your doctor may have reasons for suggesting a different treatment plan.

After the cancer is found and staged, your doctor will discuss your treatment options with you. It is important to take time and think about your possible choices, depending on the factors below:

(1)  the renal cell carcinoma type

As the most common form of kidney cancer affecting adults, renal cell carcinoma can be divided into five distinguishable types. These include: clear cell (60%– 80%), papillary (7%–14%), chromophobe (4%–10%), oncocytic (2%–5%) and collecting duct carcinomas (1%–2%). Clear cell carcinoma accounts for 60%-80% of all RCC cases, and most treatments are focused on this type.

(2)  the cancer stage, the tumor size and location

RCC staging, tumor size and location can be confirmed during diagnosis, RCC diagnosis

(3)  the general health state and age of the patient

the likely side effects of the treatment, and the probability of curing the disease, extending life, or relieving symptoms.

Your treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy(In general, chemotherapy does not work as well for kidney cancer as for other kinds of cancer. Therefore it is not often used as a treatment. as well as Radiation therapy, but they have other important functions in treatment. As a neoadjuvant treatment or as a palliative treatment.), targeted therapy, biologic therapy, hormone therapy, or some combinations of these.

In considering your treatment options it is often a good idea to seek a second opinion, if possible. This may provide you with more information and help you feel more confident about the treatment plan you have chosen.

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