Genetic Susceptibility to Kidney Cancer

Genetic Susceptibility to Renal Cell Carcinoma

This study will further the understanding of the genetic events leading to the development of RCC.

This study will further the understanding of the genetic events leading to the development of RCC; explore the genetic basis for genetic instability and how it affects cancer risk; and eventually provide a means of identifying a subgroup of individuals who are most likely to develop RCC. Such individuals may then be targeted for intervention programs such as chemoprevention or dietary modification.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients of any ethnicity or sex, who have a been diagnosed with possible Renal Cell Carcinoma within the past year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Must not have received chemotherapy, biological therapy or radiation therapy in the 6 months preceding enrollment will
• Must not have had RCC, or metastatic RCC,
• Must not have had a renal transplantation