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 ...

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Bladder cancer treatment continues to evolve with a growing emphasis on balancing oncological efficacy and quality of life. Traditional approaches such as radical cystectomy, which involves removal of ...

Bladder cancer is mainly urothelial carcinoma, with non-muscle-invasive and muscle-invasive types, and smoking as a key risk factor. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, urine cytology, and imaging ...

An experimental treatment method has shown promise in fighting a hard-to-treat form of bladder cancer known as BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). BCG (Bacillus ...

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 ...

An innovative new treatment option for bladder cancer, recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been performed for the first time in Maryland. Dr. Heather Chalfin, a urologic ...

The extent of the bladder cancer — how far it has spread — matters. Your care team needs to know if your cancer sits on or in the first lining of your bladder (non-muscle invasive), if it goes into ...