Treatment of Stage I Renal Cell Cancer

The main treatment for stage I renal cell cancer is surgery:

• partial nephrectomy
• simple nephrectomy
• radical nephrectomy

If surgery isn't an option, treatment options may include:

• cryotherapy
• thermal ablation
• stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (a type of external beam radiation therapy)

If none of these treatments is an option, palliative therapy aimed at relieving symptoms may include:

• external beam radiation therapy
• arterial embolization

Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.

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