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Statistics About Kidney Cancer

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Some people use statistics to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer or of being cured. Statistics show what happens to large groups of people. Because no 2 people are alike, you cannot use them to predict what will happen to you.

Here are some statistics about kidney cancer from the American Cancer Society. They include both adults and children and both renal cell and transitional cell carcinomas.

  • About 57,760 people in the United States will be told they have kidney cancer in 2009.

  • Kidney cancer is more common in men than in women. Of these cases, about 35,430 will be in men. About 22,330 cases will be in women.

  • Most people with kidney cancer are older. It is very uncommon in people younger than age 45. It is most common in people between the ages of 55 and 84.

  • About  12,980 people people in the United States will die of kidney cancer in 2009.

Online Medical Reviewer: Alteri, Rick MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Appleman, Leonard J. MD
Online Medical Reviewer: Sara Foster, RN, MPH
Online Medical Reviewer: Wood, Laura RN, MSN, OCN
Last Annual Review Date: 11/11/2009