Kidney cancer is the development of tumors in the structures of the kidneys, most often renal cell carcinomas, that may spread to other parts of the body. Depending on the cancer’s type, aggressiveness, and location, you might need surgery to remove part or all of the affected kidney or other treatments involving radiation, freezing, burning, or immunotherapy.
Diagnosed With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Why You May Want a Second Opinion, and How to Find OneMedically Reviewed by Daniel Landau, MD | March 20, 2026
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Daniel Landau, MD, is a distinguished board-certified hematologist-oncologist with a career that has spanned two eminent institutions: the Orlando Health Cancer Institute and the M...
Walter Tsang, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist, hematologist, and lifestyle medicine specialist. Inspired by the ancient Eastern philosophy of yang sheng ("nourishing li...
Nimit Sudan, MD, is a hematologist and medical oncologist with UCLA. He is an assistant clinical professor at UCLA and serves as a lead physician at the Encino community practice. ...
Thomas Marron, MD, PhD, is the assistant director of early phase and immunotherapy clinical trials at the Tisch Cancer Institute of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in N...
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