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Epidemiology and risk factors for kidney cancer.
Nature reviews. Urology - 1 May 2010
Chow Wong-Ho, Dong Linda M, Devesa Susan S
Abstract excerpt
After more than two decades of rising rates, in recent years the total kidney cancer incidence worldwide has shown signs of stabilizing, or even decreasing. In adults, kidney cancer consists of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the predominant form, and renal transitional cell carcinoma (RTCC); these types primarily arise in the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis, respectively. Although temporal trends by kidney cancer...
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