Overview

This registry will help us develop better methods of:

• Preventing these cancers
• Diagnosing these cancers
• Treating these cancers

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Kidney Cancer Case Cohort:

• Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
• Must be an English-speaker AND
• Must have a diagnosis or suspicion of kidney cancer

Family Member Cohort:

• Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
• Must be an English-speaker AND
• Must be a blood relative of the proband. Family members of probands including mother, father, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, daughters, sons, grandmothers, grandfathers, as well as aunts and uncles are eligible. These individuals need not have kidney cancer, as they will be used for segregation analysis of suspected variants found in the proband; requesting DNA from relatives is required.

Control Cohort:

• Must be ≥ 18 years of age AND
• Must be an English-speaker AND
• Must not have a personal history of cancer, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer, AND
• Must not be a blood relative of any cases or controls enrolled in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who, in the opinion of the primary MSKCC clinician or the investigator, have a condition that precludes their ability to provide an informed consent