Signs and Symptoms of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Lower Back Pain

There’s a plethora of reasons why someone would experience pain in the low back, especially when they are old than 40 years old. Lower back pain is usually associated with musculoskeletal injuries or disk degeneration, but persistent, dull low back pain can also be a symptom of kidney-related issues, including renal cell carcinoma and the subtypes. According to sources like Healthline, about 41-percent of RCC patients report back pain of some kind, but there are some people who won’t experience back pain until the later stages of the cancer.

Pain from kidney cancer can be mistaken for an infection, because the throbbing, dull ache is the same. For some, the pain is stabbing, like a kidney stone. The pain may also be localized at the flank area or beneath the ribs. Either way, if the pain in your low back is sudden and not similar to previous aches, then you should be suspicious.