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- Biologic therapy:
- a type of medicine that helps the bodys defense system (immune system) fight the cancer
- Bladder:
- a holding place for urine
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I
- Intravenous pyelography (IVP):
- a procedure in which a dye is put into a vein. The dye travels to the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. X-rays are then taken to see where the dye stops, which shows if there is a blockage
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K
- Kidney:
- an organ that helps your body get rid of waste and extra water, which makes up urine
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M
- Metastatic kidney cancer:
- cancer that has spread from the kidney to another part of the body
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R
- Renal cell carcinoma:
- the most common type of kidney cancer. It starts in the tubes inside the kidneys that filter waste and water out of the blood to make urine
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U
- Ureter:
- the tube through which urine passes from the kidneys to the bladder
- Urethra:
- the tube through which urine empties from the bladder and leaves the body
- Urine:
- fluid made up of waste and water from your body
- Urologic oncologist:
- surgeons who specialize in cancers of the urinary tract
- Urologist:
- a doctor who specializes in diseases of the urinary tract, which includes the kidneys
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