{"id":7567,"date":"2025-09-16T08:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/kidney-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:52:37","slug":"kidney-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/en\/urological-disorders-and-diseases\/kidney-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidney Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7567\" class=\"elementor elementor-7567 elementor-2022\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c6a0ed e-con-full body-content-selector e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53c6a0ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24671f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24671f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b79859d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b79859d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kidney Cancer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faae64d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faae64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kidney cancer is a malignant growth of cells in the kidneys. It is the fifth most common cancer in men worldwide. It is more frequent in men than in women, and most cases are diagnosed between the ages of 60 and 70.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c5ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c5ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most cases are renal cell carcinomas. Thanks to the current routine use of imaging techniques such as ultrasound and computed tomography (CT), most cases are diagnosed incidentally during the investigation of other conditions, which allows many cases to be detected at very early stages, facilitating treatment and increasing the cure rate. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17afce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"17afce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"8027\" class=\"elementor elementor-8027 elementor-3832 elementor-3832\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d3bd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06d3bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8a1ec0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d8a1ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#simptomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Symptoms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df62de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4df62de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#diagnostic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Diagnosis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8ca389 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2c8ca389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#tractament\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Treatment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d91c76 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73d91c76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d144506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d144506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_ronyo_stage1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7548\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_ronyo_stage1.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_ronyo_stage1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_ronyo_stage1-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kidney tumor. Courtesy of eau. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587eaa10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"587eaa10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a6ff2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60a6ff2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"simptomes\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c11fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c11fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although kidney cancer is usually asymptomatic in its early stages, approximately one in ten cases presents symptoms such as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4beaf074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4beaf074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Flank pain.<\/li><li>Blood in the urine (hematuria).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c501be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c501be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These symptoms may indicate that the disease has progressed. In addition, some patients may experience paraneoplastic syndromes, which are the body\u2019s reactions to cancer, such as: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f1250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9f1250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>High blood pressure.<\/li><li>Weight loss.<\/li><li>Fever.<\/li><li>Anemia.<\/li><li>Loss of muscle mass.<\/li><li>Loss of appetite.<\/li><li>Alterations in liver enzymes and blood platelets may also be present. Bone pain or persistent cough may be signs of metastasis. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204fdd89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"204fdd89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"diagnostic\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45433517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45433517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diagnosis of kidney cancer generally involves:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1560d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1560d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Medical history and physical examination:<\/span> assessment of medical history and symptoms.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Imaging tests:<\/span> CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are essential to determine the size of the tumor and its extension to the renal veins, lymph nodes, or neighboring organs.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Blood and urine tests:<\/span> to evaluate kidney function and detect abnormalities.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Renal biopsy:<\/span> although it is not common, in some selected cases it is indicated to determine the tumor subtype.<\/li><li>These tests help establish the stage and subtype of the tumor, which is crucial for planning the appropriate treatment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566fdb6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"566fdb6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f9754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6f9754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"tractament\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bbc52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57bbc52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Treatment options depend on the stage and extent of the cancer:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a2840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79a2840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Localized kidney cancer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a896565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a896565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Partial nephrectomy:<\/span> removal of the tumor and a small portion of the surrounding tissue, preserving the rest of the kidney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e9cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76e9cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nefrectomia_parcial.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7549\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nefrectomia_parcial.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nefrectomia_parcial-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nefrectomia_parcial-768x718.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Partial nephrectomy. Courtesy of eau. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9419f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9419f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2Kh0tYVbr4c&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/robot-assisted-nephrectomy-eng.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9298,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/robot-assisted-nephrectomy-eng.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e180a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e180a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: European Association of Urology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3581d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3581d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/DkqMUUeEqys&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/cirugia-robotica-eng.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9247,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cirugia-robotica-eng.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583c15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583c15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Radical nephrectomy:<\/span> complete removal of the affected kidney and, sometimes, adjacent tissues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea82be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fea82be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/radical_nephrectomy.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7551\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/radical_nephrectomy.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/radical_nephrectomy-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/radical_nephrectomy-768x718.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Radical nephrectomy. Courtesy of eau. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b645e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b645e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Active surveillance:<\/span> regular monitoring without immediate intervention, especially in small tumors or in patients with high surgical risk or very advanced age.<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Radiofrequency ablation or cryotherapy:<\/span> minimally invasive techniques to destroy the tumor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29873bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29873bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ablation_therapy.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ablation_therapy.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ablation_therapy-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ablation_therapy-768x601.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Renal ablation therapy. 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