Renal Medullary Carcinoma is a very rare cancer of the kidney that effects those who carry the Sickle Cell trait.
There are only 56 documented cases of those 12-31 who have had this cancer, My young cousin is one of the 56.
Very little research has been done on this type of kidney cancer and because it only effects blacks very little has been done to help fight this cancer, This is why I am telling any and everyone I can to spread the word about this. If you know of anyone who is a carrier of the trait please let them know. The only time folks fine out about this cancer is when it is at stage 4 and spread threw out the body. It starts in the kidney and spreads to the glands and lymphoid. It starts out as a painful backache that does not get better with drugs for pain. There are probably many more cases of this but since very few have been documented we will never know if more have died from it and the treatment used.
So Please tell anyone and everyone about this who carries the Sickle Cell Trait. To be informed is to have power. Anyone can google and get more information. The last study was done in 2004.
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