Kidney Cancer Center - Potomac, MDPotomac Oncologist Doctors for Kidney CancerType of Physician: Oncologist What is a Oncologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; the oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. These subspecialists decide on and administer chemotherapy as well as consult with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatment for cancer. Specialty: Oncology (Medical) Common Name: Cancer Doctor Oncologist Doctors in Potomac * Carolyn B Hendricks MD PA & Rebecca D Kaltman MD  National Institutes of Health Cancer & Prevention  National Cancer Institute  Frederick Pearson Smith MD  Drs Barr & Schwartz MD  Cancer Care Center of Frederick & Mt. Airy  Cancer Care Center of Frederick & Mount Airy  Cancer Care Center of Frederick & Mount Airy  Cancer Care Center of Frederick & Mount Airy  Cancer Care Center of Frederick & Mount Airy  Chesapeake Oncology & Hematology Associates  Chesapeake Oncology & Hematology Associates  Chesapeake Oncology & Hematology Associates  Chesapeake Oncology & Hematology Associates  Chesapeake Oncology & Hematology Associates  Harbor Hospital  Harbor Hospital  Sinai Hospital Cancer Institute  Sinai Hospital Cancer Institute  University of Maryland Pulmonary & Critical Care  Mercy Medical Center  Mercy Medical Center  Baltimore Oncology & Hematology  Stuart Grossman MD & Jaishri Blakely MD  JHH Urology  William Sharfman MD  Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins  Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins  Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins  David S Ettinger MD  John Fetting MD  Rosalyn Juergens MD  Rosalyn Juergens MD  Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center  Rosalyn Juergens MD  Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins  Annapolis Oncology Center  John Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Primary Care  John Hopkins Hospital Pediatric Primary Care  Maryland Oncology Towson PA  Maryland Oncology Towson PA  Maryland Oncology Towson PA  Maryland Oncology Towson PA  National Institute on Aging Research Lab  Eastern Shore Oncology PC Potomac, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2012-05-27
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Kidney CancerRead the Kidney Cancer article » The kidneysThe kidneys are a pair of organs on either side of the spine in the lower abdomen. Each kidney is about the size of a fist. Attached to the top of each kidney is an adrenal gland. A mass of fatty tissue and an outer layer of fibrous tissue (Gerota's fascia) enclose the kidneys and adrenal glands. The kidneys are part of the urinary tract. They make urine by removing wastes and extra water from the blood. Urine collects in a hollow space (renal pelvis) in the middle of each kidney. It passes from the renal pelvis into the bladder through a tube called a ureter. Urine leaves the body through another tube (the urethra). The kidneys also make substances that help control blood pressure and the production of red blood cells.
Understanding cancerCancer begins in cells, the building blocks that make up tissues. Tissues make up the organs of the body. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes this orderly process goes wrong. New cells form when the body does not need them, and old cells do not die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant:
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