Cancer stigma is a great problem in South Africa, it touches all groups, ages and genders and impacts cancer patients daily.
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Kidney cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the cells in the kidney. The two most common types of kidney cancer are renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of the renal pelvis. These names reflect the type of cell from which the cancer developed. The different types of kidney cancer (such as RCC and UCC) develop in different ways, meaning that the diseases have different outlooks (or prognosis), and need to be staged and treated in different ways.
Who can I talk to that will understand? After unsuccessful attempts to clear up a urinary tract infection, I was sent to an urologist, Dr Stephen Cornish, at Sunninghill Hospital. After examination and an ultrasound he booked me in for “CT scans” two days later. I had never had a CT scan and decided I... Read more
