What it is
Wilms tumor is a rare kidney cancer. It forms a tumor on one or both kidneys.
- It usually affects children, but adults can get it too.
- Certain genetic conditions or birth defects raise the risk.
- Children at risk should be screened for it every three months until age eight.
Signs
- A lump in the abdomen
- Blood in the urine
- A fever with no clear cause
Finding and treating it
- Tests of the kidney and the blood are used to find the tumor.
- Doctors usually diagnose and remove it in surgery.
- Other treatments: chemotherapy, radiation and biologic therapy, which boosts the body's own ability to fight cancer.
Sources
Based on "Wilms Tumor," MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, drawing on the National Cancer Institute; a work of the United States government in the public domain.
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