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Kidney cancer: know about these risk factors

Written by Editorial Team | Published : May 1, 2019 9:23 PM IST

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Kidney

According to a new study presented at the European Congress on Obesity, taller and overweight children are more likely to develop kidney cancer as compared to average size kids. Kidney cancer is a condition where healthy cells overgrow in one or both of your kidneys and develops a tumour. While weight plays an important role in this health condition, you need to understand that there are plenty of other risk factors that play their part in causing cells to multiply inside your kidney at a rapid pace. Here, we tell you about some of the risk factors that can lead to kidney cancer.

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Smoking: Smoking causes various health complications and renal cancer is one amongst them. This happens because when you light up a cigarette, your lungs absorb majority of the cancerous chemicals. These chemicals are then transferred to your blood stream which reaches your kidney for the purification process and damages your bean-shaped organs. Also Read - Mojtaba Khamenei health update: Is Ali Khamenei's son impotent? US Intelligence reveals shocking facts, says he received treatment in UK hospitals

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Obesity: If you are overweight, you are more at risk of developing kidney cancer. According to a study published in the journal Oncoimmunology, renal cell cancer is the third most common cancer associated with obesity.

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Family history: If anyone from your family has a history of kidney cancer, then you are likely to develop this condition. Studies are being conducted to find whether it is the similar genes or exposure to similar environment that leads to kidney cancer within a family.