Moderate kidney disease can raise an older man's chance of having certain cancers, a new research has said.

The study was conducted by researchers, headed by Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia.

The researchers discovered that old people with end-stage renal disease, which needs dialysis or kidney transplantation, have greater chances of developing cancers.

They said that some facts hint that swelling (inflammation) due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be the major contributor to the development of cancer.

Study lead researcher Germaine Wong said, "Men with CKD should be aware of cancer prevention and screening for early detection. CKD prevention may be a worthwhile strategy for preventing and reducing cancer risk in the general population."

To come to the solution, Wong and fellow workers studied data on 3,654 Australians, aged 49-97 years, for an average of 10 years.

The study researchers observed that men with CKD, but not women, had an increased risk of cancer.

The researchers found that men having moderate kidney dysfunction experienced a 39% increased cancer risk compared with the risk seen in men without kidney disease.

"The risk of cancer increased with progressively worsening kidney function, reaching a maximum three-fold increased risk ... which is similar to the risk increase seen in dialysis and kidney transplant patients," the researchers added.

They also said that kidney disease was linked with risk for lung and urinary tract cancers, but not prostate cancer.