Kidney Cancer

Roswell Park does more kidney surgeries for cancers, including more partial nephrectomies, than any other site in upstate New York. Partial nephrectomy is the gold standard treatment for the majority of kidney cancers, and enables the tumor to be taken out without taking out the kidney.

Groundbreaking research by our faculty has led to a greater understanding of kidney cancer and to major advances in treatment. We have one of the busiest IL-2 clinics in the nation. IL-2, or high-dose Interleukin-2, is an immunologic agent that stimulates the body’s immune system to change the way it responds to cancer cells.

You’ll have access to physicians who set the standard for treatment of kidney cancer worldwide. Our physicians are panel members of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), which creates guidelines for the best ways of detecting and treating kidney cancer.