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Treatment of Stage III Renal Cell Cancer
Treatment of stage III renal cell cancer may include:
- radical nephrectomy
- arterial embolization to reduce blood loss during surgery followed by radical nephrectomy
- radical nephrectomy followed by or
- external beam radiation therapy or arterial embolization as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life
- external beam radiation therapy before or after surgery (radical nephrectomy), for certain people with more extensive tumors
Learn more about these treatments in the Treatment Option Overview.
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This information was sourced and adapted from Adapted from the National Cancer Institute's
Physician Data Query (PDQ®) Cancer Information Summaries on
www.cancer.gov.
This information updated
November 1, 2024.
Learn more:
- General Information About Renal Cell Cancer
- Stages of Renal Cell Cancer
- Treatment Option Overview for Renal Cell Cancer
- Treatment of Stage I Renal Cell Cancer
- Treatment of Stage II Renal Cell Cancer
- Treatment of Stage III Renal Cell Cancer
- Treatment of Stage IV and Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer
- To Learn More About Renal Cell Cancer
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