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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Most individuals have two kidneys, which
perform several functions. Kidneys produce urine, which is then
sent through tubes, called the ureters, and collected in the
bladder before being expelled from the body. Kidneys also
regulate blood pressure, balance the fluids in your body, and
manufacture a hormone that produces red blood cells. If one
kidney stops functioning, the other can work alone. This article
will cover the following information: There are several types of
kidney cancers, but the most common by far is known as renal
cell carcinoma, or RCC. Transitional cell cancer is a much less
common form of the disease. Kidney cancer is relatively rare
compared to other cancers, and, with prompt diagnosis and
treatment, the survival rate is very high—between 79 percent and
100 percent. Less than 30,