Select any ONE disease/disorder affecting the Human Urinary System Your item can

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Select any ONE disease/disorder affecting the Human Urinary System Your item can be any disease, disorder or condition discussed in the Lecture Notes or textbooks for Week 9. There are at least 10 distinct diseases/conditions discussed in the class notes for Week 9. After selecting the disease/disorder/condition, write a 150-word Initial Post about it. Please use the U.S. National Library of Medicine's "Medline Plus" website (https://medlineplus.gov/Links to an external site.), OR the Mayo Clinic Website (https://www.mayoclinic.org/), (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.OR the Johns Hopkins Medicine website (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. as your main reference source. Please include the specific URL of the webpage source(s) that you reference. It is OK if you follow a link to another reliable scientific site such as the CDC or a University medical website. If so, please include THAT URL (Please contact me if your are unsure how reliable a linked site is). Your Initial Post should SUMMARIZE the following for your selected disease/disorder/condition: A DEFINITION or general description (including the CAUSE) of the urinary disease/disorder. WHERE in the body the urinary disease/disorder occurs. WHAT the symptoms of the urinary disease/disorder are. WHAT the treatments and therapies for that urinary disease/disorder are. HOW the body would be affected if the urinary disease/disorder is not treated.

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Renal Cell Carcinoma: Carcinoma is the uncontrolled growth of the epithelial tissue. The renal cell carcinoma is the cancer of the epithelial tissue of the kidney. It is also called as the hypernephroma, renal adenocarcinoma or the kidney cancer. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Kidneys are excretory organ of human body. the renal cell carcinoma may be caused by the family history, dialysis treatment, hypertension, obesity, smoking cigarettes and polycistonic kidney disease.

The renal cell carcinoma has symptoms like a lump in the abdomen, the blood in urine, weight loss, loss of appetite, fatigue, vision problem, persistent pain in side and excessive hair growth in women.

The renal cell carcinoma can be diagnosed by complete blood count, CT scan, abdominal and kidney ultrasound, urine examination and by biopsy.

there are various treatment for the renal cell carcinoma which includes the surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy and targeted therapy.

The renal cell carcinoma form mass of cells and metastasize if not treated early and eventually lead to death of the patient.

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