Glossary for Renal cancer, familial

• Abdominal conditions: Medical conditions affecting the abdominal region.
• Blood clots: Multiple coagulums that are located in the blood stream due to the aggregation of blood factors
• Blood in urine: Hematuria is blood in the urine.
• Blood symptoms: Symptoms affecting the blood and its blood cells.
• Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
• Congestive Heart Failure: Inadequate pumping and decline of heart function common in the elderly.
• Death: The cessation of life
• Fever: Elevation of the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees celsius
• Genetic Disease: Any disease that is handed down to oneself through the chromosomes of ones parents
• High blood pressure: High blood pressure
• Hypercalcemia: Raised level of calcium in the blood
• Interferon Alpha -- Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Interferon Alpha during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
• Kidney conditions: Any condition affecting the kidney organs.
• Kidney symptoms: Symptoms affecting one or both kidneys.
• Loin pain: Pain in the loin.
• Metastatic cancer: Any cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
• Urinary system conditions: Medical conditions affecting urination, urinary organs or the urinary system.
• Urogenital tumors: Any tumor of the urinary or genital organs, whether cancerous or benign.
• Weight loss: Loss of body weight.

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