Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...
A new technique allows patients to replace a cancerous bladder with healthy one, made from a portion of intestine. Richard Jones, 61, underwent the surgery called the Neo-Bladder procedure. Neo, ...
A cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...
Nearly 20,000 women are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society, with most being over age 55. And the unfortunate reality is that women are often diagnosed at ...
A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...