Metastatic urothelial carcinoma has a poor prognosis: ~50% of muscle-invasive bladder cancer progresses to metastasis, and ...
Armando, a 71-year-old with an active lifestyle, was midway through a round of golf when a strange sensation crept into his abdomen after drinking water. It was just a fleeting moment; one he brushed ...
Immunotherapy uses the power of your immune system to fight your cancer. One type of immunotherapy is called an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Your immune system has built-in checkpoints that help it ...
What Is Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT)? If you have bladder cancer or suspected bladder cancer, your doctor has probably told you that you need a transurethral resection of the ...
A large U.S. health records study suggests that difficulty seeing blood in urine may put color-blind patients at higher risk.
A new treatment for advanced bladder cancer which doubles survival time has been approved for NHS use. The treatment for advanced bladder cancer had not significantly changed since the 1980s. Now, ...
Radical cystectomy involves bladder removal and urinary diversion, often using a laparoscopic robot-assisted approach for precision and access. The surgery lasts four to six hours, with a recovery ...
Bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in the tissue layers of the bladder. While often thought of as a single condition, bladder cancer exists in multiple forms, each with ...
Treatment recommendations for all stages of bladder cancer have been proposed in the form of clinical guidelines from the European Association of Urology and the American Urological Association.
Bladder cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the United States and the 10th leading cause of cancer deaths. Many treatments can be used for bladder cancer, and the kind of ...