In a radical nephrectomy, a surgeon removes your entire kidney and the surrounding tissue. It’s a common and effective surgery that aims to cure kidney cancer before it spreads. “Radical” is the term ...

Cytoreductive nephrectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of your kidney to treat cancer that has spread to distant locations. “Cytoreductive” surgeries are procedures that reduce the ...

Preparing for a nephrectomy starts well before the day of the operation. There are appointments and instructions to follow before the procedure, a hospital stay afterward, and a recovery period once ...

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