Kidney cancer is the sixth most common cancer for men and eighth for women. The disease is rare in people under 45 years of age. The median age of diagnosis was 64.

The article was written by Prof. Dr. Dr. Nguyen Tuyet Mai - Head of Internal Oncology Department - Department of Internal Oncology - Radiation Oncology Center, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.

Kidney cancer begins when healthy cells in one or both kidneys change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a cortical tumor. A tumor can be malignant or benign.