Not all kidney cancers need to do genetic testing. Early stage kidney cancer generally does not need to do genetic testing, for advanced kidney cancer patients try to do genetic testing, so as to facilitate the follow-up targeted treatment.
For patients with early stage kidney cancer, the tumor volume is small and no metastasis has occurred, at this time, surgery can not only remove the lesions, but also retain the kidney function relatively well, so it is generally not necessary to do genetic test.
However, if metastasis has occurred, it is recommended to undergo genetic testing to clarify the abnormality of the corresponding signaling pathway, so as to carry out targeted treatment.
Genetic tests include single gene test, kidney-related gene test and whole genome test, and the corresponding tests can be chosen according to the specific conditions of patients.
It is recommended to go to regular hospitals, consult professional doctors, cooperate with doctors to improve laboratory tests and actively deal with kidney cancer.