About This Booklet In 2013, more than 60,000 Americans will be
diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. Most will be over 55 years
old. This booklet is only about renal cell carcinoma. It’s not
about transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the kidney. People with
TCC of the kidney have different treatment options than those
with renal cell carcinoma. For the latest information about TCC,
visit NCI’s Web site at
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/ transitionalcell or
contact NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1–800–4–CANCER
(1–800–422–6237). About 4,000 Americans are diagnosed with TCC
of the kidney each year. Also, this booklet is not about
childhood kidney cancer. Treatment options are different for
children. For the latest information about childhood kidney
cancer, visit NCI’s Web site at
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/wilms or contact NCI’s
Cancer Information Service. Hundreds of children are diagnosed
with kidney cancer each year in the United States. Learning
about medical care for kidney cancer c