Renal cell carcinoma epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Epidemiology

Renal cell carcinoma affects about seven in 10,000 people (70/100,000), 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.

Gender

Renal cell cancer is more common in men than women.

Age

Renal cell cancer occurs more frequently in men older than 55, usually between the ages of 50-70.