Kidney Cancer Center - Tampa, FLTampa 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 Tampa * Center for Radiation Oncology  Oncology Association  Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology  Moffitt Cancer Center  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Center  H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Pathology  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Moffitt Cancer Center Breast Center  Moffitt Cancer Center  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Pathology  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Moffitt Cancer Center  Moffitt Cancer Center Gastrointestinal Tumor  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Moffitt Cancer Thoracic Program  Ron D Schiff MD PA  Gulfcoast Oncology Associates  Oncology Physicians PA  Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope  Oncology Physicians PA  Oncology Physicians PA  Bay Pines VA Medical Center  Bay Pines VA Medical Center  Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope  Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope  Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope  Cancer Center of Sarasota  Watson Clinic LLP  Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group PA  Watson Clinic LLP  Clark & Daughtrey Medical Group PA  Florida Cancer Institute - New Hope  Florida Cancer Specialists  Cancer Center of Sarasota  Cassidy Cancer Center  Bond Clinic PA  Central Florida Cancer Institute  Cancer Centers of Florida  Amit I Shah MD PA  Florida Cancer Specialists  Sand Lake Cancer Center  Cancer Centers of Central Florida  Cancer Centers of Florida  MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando  Advanced Hematology & Oncology Centers  Florida Specialists in Urology Tampa, FloridaTampa is a Gulf Coast city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida.
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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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