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Patients with asbestos-related kidney cancer will always have an underlying disease such as asbestosis or pleural effusion, even if they don't show symptoms or it was overlooked in the diagnosis phase

Year 1 survival rate

Year 5 survival rate

10 Year survival rate

Occupational exposure to asbestos for long periods of time may lead to kidney cancer. How does it happen?

Inhalation

People who worked with asbestos would regularly breathe in toxic fibers

Ingestion

Asbestos fibers can also be found in contaminated foods or water

Kidney cancer can be cured in up to 50% of cases when it is discovered in its early stages. Look out for symptoms!

Loss of
Appetite

Anemia

Lower Back
Pain

Unexplained
Weight Loss

Lump in
Abdomen

Fever

High Blood
Pressure

Blood in
Urine

Swelling

Kidney cancer patients represented by Environmental Litigation Group received an average amount of $71, 246 from asbestos trust funds.

84%

Stage I

Tumor smaller than 7cm

81%

92%

Stage II

Tumor is bigger than 7cm

73%

56%

Stage III

Invaded the adrenal gland

59%

Stage IV

Spread to other organs

Survival rate for women at stage of diagnosis

Survival rate for men at stage of diagnosis

Numerous autopsies have shown the presence of asbestos fibers in the urinary tract of kidney cancer patients.

Estimate Treatment Costs

$67,200
Kidney Surgery
$30,000
Chemotherapy

$15,300
Radiation Therapy
$2,000
Biological Therapy

Surgical Treatment Options

$67,200
Kidney Surgery
$30,000
Chemotherapy

The average cost of kidney cancer surgery is $67,200

Early detection

$37,000 / patient

Advanced stage

$67,000 / patient

Most kidney cancers are diagnosed at an early stage!

More common in Caucasian people than in other races/ethnicities

64 is the median age of diagnosis

14,400 people die of kidney cancer yearly

63,990 new cases are diagnosed every year

Sometimes, kidney cancer will not show any symptoms. When the disease is asymptomatic, doctors call it "the silent killer".

1 in 87 women develops kidney cancer

1 in 63 people develops kidney cancer

1 in 52 men develops kidney cancer

24% of cases could be prevented if everyone had a healthy weight

Regular screenings could save 25,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

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Patients with asbestos-related kidney cancer will always have an underlying disease such as asbestosis or pleural effusion, even if they don't show symptoms or it was overlooked in the diagnosis phase

Year 1 survival rate

Year 5 survival rate

10 Year survival rate

Occupational exposure to asbestos for long periods of time may lead to kidney cancer. How does it happen?

Inhalation

Ingestion

Kidney cancer can be cured in up to 50% of cases when it is discovered in its early stages. Look out for symptoms!

Kidney cancer patients represented by Environmental Litigation Group received an average amount of $71, 246 from asbestos trust funds.

Stage I

Stage II

Stage III

Stage IV

Numerous autopsies have shown the presence of asbestos fibers in the urinary tract of kidney cancer patients.

Estimate Treatment Costs

Estimate Treatment Costs

$67,200

$30,000

$15,300

$2,000

Surgical Treatment Options

Surgical Treatment Options

$67,200

$30,000

The average cost of kidney cancer surgery is $67,200

Early detection

Advanced stage

Most kidney cancers are diagnosed at an early stage!

More common in Caucasian people than in other races/ethnicities

64 is the median age of diagnosis

14,400 people die of kidney cancer yearly

63,990 new cases are diagnosed every year

Sometimes, kidney cancer will not show any symptoms. When the disease is asymptomatic, doctors call it "the silent killer".

1 in 87 women develops kidney cancer

1 in 63 people develops kidney cancer

1 in 52 men develops kidney cancer

24% of cases could be prevented if everyone had a healthy weight

Regular screenings could save 25,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

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