Kidney Cancer Treatment Stage 4. Stage iv has the worst prognosis. Because of the advanced nature of stage 4 kidney cancer attending clinical trials for new drugs or therapies is also a treatment option.
Having said that there has now been many good treatment options available for patients with stage 4 kidney cancer adding years to a patient s life. While early stage kidney cancer can be cured with surgery advanced stage 4 kidney cancer is unlikely to be cured. The type of treatment your doctor delivers mainly depends on the stage of your cancer.
In some cases where the cancer has not spread too much laparoscopic renal surgery or renal nephrectomy may be recommended.
For information about the survival rate of kidney cancer according to the stage of the condition see this section. In number staging system for cancer there are 4 main cancer stages. Partial nephrectomy removing part of the kidney. Stage iv has the worst prognosis.