# Find out if your lifestyle leaves you at risk for kidney cancer. Factors that increase your chances of contracting the disease include smoking, obesity, sedentary patterns and occupational exposures to certain chemicals.
## Be particularly aware if your family has a history of cancer. This will naturally put you more at risk.
### Ask your doctor if any of the medications you're currently taking could increase your risk for kidney cancer. Some drugs, such as the no longer available Phenacetin, have been linked to kidney cancer.
#### Know that, according to the American Socity kidney cancer is twice as common in men as in women.
## Be particularly aware if your family has a history of cancer. This will naturally put you more at risk.
### Ask your doctor if any of the medications you're currently taking could increase your risk for kidney cancer. Some drugs, such as the no longer available Phenacetin, have been linked to kidney cancer.
#### Know that, according to the American Socity kidney cancer is twice as common in men as in women.
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