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Dr Daleen Geldenhuys educates us on kidney cancer and the treatment thereof. Kidney cancer, commonly known as renal cell carcinoma (RCC), originates within the renal cortex (outer layer of the kidney as opposed to the urine collecting system), and constitutes 80 to 85%Â of primary renal tumours. Urothelial carcinomas of the renal collecting system accounts for approximately 8% of kidney tumours, and other tumours, such as oncocytomas, collecting duct tumours, and renal sarcomas, are rare. Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumour) is a primitive tumour common in children…