Kidney Cancer Diagnosis

My best friend was the stage of kidney cancer diagnosis 4, WHF is what it means Stage4? ~ He will die for sure?

There are 4 stages in RCC (renal cell carcinoma), Stage4 means very late, sry about your friend, but not the means HES will die quickly, many patients remain alive Stage4 with their families for over 5 years . if you want to know how kidney cancer stage, check this post to:
http://www.beatrcc.com/2009/07/a-simple-rcc-staging-form

At stage four cancer diagnosis means the patient has spread from its primary site, the kidney, in this case, at least one remote location. The process of cancer spread to other parts of the body is called metastasis, and constitutes a serious threat to the patient's life.

The patient will be offered a treatment plan by his oncologist. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are the main tools for eradicating cancer. Very often, the rate of cancer growth can be slowed down or suspended. According to the Merck Manual, the 5-year survival probability of patients with kidney cancer stage 4 is 20%. (See link below)

Best wishes to your friends for a good long-term outcome.

http://cnx.org/content/m19143/1.6/ACR-Resveratrol.pdf

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Cancer is a progressive disease. This means that it begins as one cell that mutates and begins to grow uncontrollably. Some cancers are very, very slow growing and take years, others are very aggressive and can grow in the weeks or months. So basically, the staging is done by doctors to determine how to treat a patient. A stage 1 or 2 cancer means it is "early". . and small enough. It is logical that the patient would be "easier to handle if the cancer is small and limited to a single location. A stage 3 or 4 cancer means the disease has grown significantly, perhaps multiplied, invaded the tissues and become "metastases". Advanced cancer is metastatic cancer. . This means that the tumor has begun to "seed" hundreds if not thousands of new cancer cells in the blood or lymphatic system.

At stage four cancer is more difficult to treat but not impossible. Some survivors of stage 4 disease. All cancers, regardless of the stage are treatable. . it is fairer and more difficult the largest and most widespread of the disease has become.

Thus, a stage 4 of your friends will not be easy. . this means that his doctors detected metastases. . but it can still be processed, and if he is happy that the disease can be controlled by chemotherapy, surgery or radiotherapy. . It may also be able to take medication daily to control the progression of the disease. . Much will depend on your friends age, overall health, and response to first-line treatment.