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===Risk factors===
===Risk factors===
*[[Smoking]].
*[[Smoking]] - most important.<ref name=Ref_WMSP289>{{Ref WMSP|289}}</ref>
*Some chemicals.
*Chemical exposures (arsenic, asbestos, cadmium, organic solvents, pesticides, fungal toxins).<ref name=Ref_WMSP289>{{Ref WMSP|289}}</ref>
*Hemodialysis.
*Chronic renal failure.
**[[Acquired cystic renal disease]].
*Male>female (~2:1).
*Male>female (~2:1).
*Hereditary - familial syndromes (see [[Hereditary RCC]]).
*Hereditary - familial syndromes (see [[Hereditary RCC]]).
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