Epidemiology
The incidence of renal cell cancer has been rising steadily. Nearly 51190 new diagnoses and 12890 deaths reported in the United States in 2007. It is more common in men than women: the male-to-female ratio is 1.6:1 and has been decreasing over the last decade. Blacks have a slightly higher rate of renal cell cancer than whites. The reasons for this are not clear. Note: in epidemiology, RCC is registered together with renal pelvis carcinoma, which is predominantly transitional cell type.
In Europe the incidence of RCC has doubled in the period from 1975 to 2005. RCC accounted for 3777 deaths in the UK in 2006; male 2372, female 1820.
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