With surgical techniques applicable to many stages of kidney cancer, it is important for patients to discuss these options with their cancer team to select the best approach for their disease.
Though people above 60 years old are more at risk of kidney cancer, with men being the most prevalent, such tumors have been seen in younger people (50 years old) in India, with an estimated incidence of 2-3 per 100,000 men and 1 per 100,000 females.