Drs Sumanta Pal and Laura Bukavina discuss the epidemiology of renal cell carcinoma, including risk factors, genetic screening, cystic disease, the microbiome, and the mycobiome.

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Resources

Renal Cell Carcinoma https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/281340-overview

Bladder Cancer https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/438262-overview

Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma: 2022 Update https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36100483/

The Association Between BMI and Kidney Cancer Risk: An Updated Dose-response Meta-analysis in Accordance With PRISMA Guideline https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30383638/

Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21502558/

Genetic Predisposition to Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Counseling, Testing, Screening, and Management https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30372385/

von Hippel-Lindau Disease https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1219430-overview

Bosniak Classification of Cystic Renal Masses, Version 2019: A Pictorial Guide to Clinical Use https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34990332/

Sarcomatoid and Rhabdoid Renal Cell Carcinoma Pathology https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1612066-overview

The Role of Gut Microbiome in Immune Modulation in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36105887/

Human Gut Mycobiome and Fungal Community Interaction: The Unknown Musketeer in the Chemotherapy Response Status in Bladder Cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36353067/

The Gut Microbiome and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36836036/

Sarcomatoid Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma With Heterologous Component https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32095153/

Characteristics of Gut Microbiota in Patients With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35865926/