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Urinary Tract Cancer

Disease Urinary tractUrinary Tract Diseases

When urinary tract cancer spreads, the original tumor sheds cancer cells that travel through the bloodstream and lymph system to other parts of the body. New tumors begin to grow in these other areas.

 


Genitourinary tract cancer - Other / type not known
Malignancy
Cancers of Haematological system: ...

How is upper urinary tract cancer diagnosed?
Investigating for cancer starts with a complete medical history and physical examination, during which your urologist will feel your abdomen, flank, and back for any lumps or masses.

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European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Genito-Urinary Tract Cancer Collaborative Group and the Medical Research Council Testicular Cancer Working Party. J Natl Cancer Inst 91 (10): 839-46, 1999.

Yearly urinalysis to screen for urinary tract cancer
Dermatologic screening at least once a year, beginning in early adulthood (or five to 10 years before the earliest age at which skin problems developed in the family, whichever is sooner) ...

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A few tests can determine if you have genetic risk factors for developing breast, stomach, or urinary tract cancer.

urinary tract cancer
Autonomic neuropathy ... urinary incontinence, urine retention, urine retention, urine retention
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease ... Urinary tract infections
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Blood in the urine may often be a benign condition related to infection or other problems. It may mean a stone or even urinary tract cancer. Therefore, anyone who has blood in the urine should see his or her doctor about it.

You may be referred to a physician who specializes in urinary tract diseases (a urologist) or in urinary tract cancers (a urologic oncologist).

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Other HNPCC-related cancers have characteristic features: the urinary tract cancers are transitional carcinoma of the ureter and renal pelvis; the small bowel cancer is most common in the duodenum and jejunum; ...

See also: Urinary tract, Cancer, Symptom, Kidney, Surgery

Disease Urinary tractUrinary Tract Diseases

 
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