Treatment of Stage II Renal Cell Cancer

Treatment of stage II renal cell cancer may include:

• partial nephrectomy
• radical nephrectomy
• radical nephrectomy followed by , for cancer that is at high risk of coming back
• nephrectomy before or after external beam radiation therapy
• external beam radiation therapy or arterial embolization as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms, if surgery isn't an option

Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.

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