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 ...
Robot-assisted surgery for bladder cancer will be compared to traditional open surgery in 14 institutions nationwide, thanks to a five-year, $3.1 million National Cancer Institute grant awarded to Dr.
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, ...
The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions. Oscar Larrainzar, the recipient of the first-ever bladder transplant, waited to be discharged from the Ronald Reagan ...
Intravesical chemotherapy involves a healthcare professional injecting chemotherapy medication directly into the bladder to treat cancerous tumors. “Intravesical” means “within the bladder.” ...
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 ...