I am now one of the 81, 610 people in the US that was newly diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2024. That statistic is really the only one category I fit in. Risk facts include smoking, high blood pressure, and obesity. (yeah, I am chunky, but I am not that chunky. None of my doctors has said my weight was an issue) The average age for kidney cancer is 67 with most diagnosis between ages 60 - 74. This type of cancer is twice as common in Men. And kidney cancer is more common in African American, American Indian, and Alaska Native people. So, if you look at all of the statistics of kidney cancer -- it should not be me. I would have never gotten screened for it. There are no flags popping up that would tell a doctor that I have kidney cancer. Even my bloodwork showed my kidneys are working fine. Honestly, that scares me even more. There really is not any reason for me to have it. Without having pa...
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