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==Epidemiology==
==Epidemiology==


'''Renal cell [[carcinoma]]''' affects about seven in 10,000 people, resulting in about 50,000 new cases in the United States per year. Every year, about 12,000 people in the US die from renal cell carcinoma.  It is more common in men than women, usually affecting men older than 55.
'''Renal cell [[carcinoma]]''' affects about seven in 10,000 people, resulting in about 50,000 new cases in the United States per year. Every year, about 12,000 people in the US die from renal cell carcinoma.  It is more common in men than women, usually affecting men older than 55 between the ages of 50-70.


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Renal cell carcinoma affects about seven in 10,000 people, resulting in about 50,000 new cases in the United States per year. Every year, about 12,000 people in the US die from renal cell carcinoma. It is more common in men than women, usually affecting men older than 55 between the ages of 50-70.

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