Uncovered: Kidney Cancer Myths

By Avatar Karina Erdelyi
Kidney cancer mostly affects younger people.

Kidney cancer mostly affects younger people.

MYTH: While some cancers do disproportionally affect younger people – kidney cancer is not one of them. Most people who do get kidney cancer are older, with the average age of diagnosis being 64; it is rare for people younger than 45 to be diagnosed with kidney cancer.

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