Kidney Cancer Symptoms

• Blood in your urine
• Lump in your side/abdomen
• Loss of appetite
• Pain in your side that does not go away
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fever that lasts for weeks and isn’t caused by a cold or other infections
• Extreme fatigue
• Anemia
• Swelling in your ankles or legs
• Shortness of breath
• Coughing up blood
• Bone pain

Kidney Cancer Causes

Although direct causes are unclear, here are certain factors that can increase the risk for the development:

• Smoking
• Being male
• High blood pressure
• African American descent
• Obesity
• Family history of kidney cancer