Renal Cell Carcinoma Central

• An estimated 73,750 people will have kidney cancer (includes renal pelvis cancers).
• The lifetime risk for developing kidney cancer in men is about 1 in 46 and 1 in 82 in women.
• 7 out of 10 people with renal cell carcinoma will have ‘clear cell’ renal cell carcinoma. Initial studies reveal this type does not respond as well to targeted therapy drugs and appear to have poorer outcomes.
• An estimated 14,830 people are predicted to die from kidney cancer in 2020.
• The highest incident rate of patients with kidney and renal pelvis cancer by race and ethnicity is 23.1% American Indian and Alaska Native.
• Most people with kidney cancer are diagnosed between ages 65 and 74.
• The state with the highest predicted incidence rate of new cases (7,180) for 2020 is California.

References

• Kidney and renal pelvis: at a glance. https://cancerstatisticscenter.cancer.org/?_ga=2.162207035.643746324.1515599850-1827405589.1515599850#!/cancer-site/Kidney%20and%20renal%20pelvis. Accessed May 1, 2020.
• What’s New in Kidney Cancer. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidney-cancer/about/new-research.html. Accessed May 1, 2020.
• What Is Kidney Cancer? https://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidney-cancer/about/what-is-kidney-cancer.html. Accessed April 27, 2020.
• Key Statistics About Kidney Cancer. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidney-cancer/about/key-statistics.html. Accessed April 29, 2020.