Kidney Cancer – a Silent Disease


picture of jessica van leerJessica Van Leer was experiencing pain in her abdomen when she arrived at the UF Health Shands Hospital E.R. After a series of tests, the medical team had two findings: the source of her pain was an ovarian cyst, but Jessica also had an incidental finding of a tumor on her left kidney.

“I was 32 at the time and wasn’t experiencing any symptoms, no pain,” said Jessica, who is now 35.

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