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 | | Bladder cancer usually occurs in men after the years of active reproduction, but some men who have a cystectomy early in life choose to bank their sperm before surgery. | | | Studies of women treated with radiation therapy for cervical cancer have shown an elevated risk for subsequent development of bladder cancer. | | | Treating bladder cancer that has spread can be difficult and involve extensive procedures. |
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| | The critical issue to be determined is the stage of the cancer... | | | A simplified explanation of the technical aspects of the procedures is that a urinary reservoir is constructed from the patient's intestines which are brought up to the skin, allowing the patient to intermittently empty the pouch via self-catheterization 4-6 times per day, remain continent, and not wear an ostomy bag (continent urinary reservoir). | | | Urinary diversion is usually performed in conjunction with a radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bladder cancer |
| | Removal of part of the bladder is usually followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy to help decrease the chances of the cancer returning. | | | Women who received radiation therapy for the treatment of cervical cancer have an increased risk of developing transitional cell bladder cancer, as do some people who received the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). | | | This procedure allows patients to maintain some degree of normal urinary control, although there are complications, and the urination is usually not the same as before surgery. |
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| | eMedicine - Bladder Cancer : Article by Gary David Steinberg, MD |
| | Warde P, Gospodarowicz MK: New approaches in the use of radiation therapy in the treatment of infiltrative transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. | | | BCG immunotherapy is the most effective intravesical therapy and involves a live attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis. | | | Early studies of rodents and a minority of human studies suggested a weak connection between artificial sweeteners (eg, saccharin, cyclamate) and bladder cancer; however, most recent studies show no significant correlation. |
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| | This form of cancer develops most often in people between the ages of 60 and 79, with the average age being 67. | | | The cancer has grown deeper to involve the muscle lining of the bladder. | | | This means there is no evidence that the tumour has spread into the muscle coat of the bladder. |
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| | Metastatic Bladder Cancer |
| | Medications for osteoporosis, such as pamidronate, are now used to treat bone pain in cancer patients. | | | Treatments for metastatic bladder cancer vary according to the site of spread, prior therapies and the needs of individual. | | | Bisphosphonates (clodronate, pamidronate, aredia, zometa), a family of drugs used to treat osteoporosis and the bone pain caused by some types of cancer, have been investigated in large trials for breast and prostate cancer with good results at relieving bone pain and perhaps even slowing destructive processes. |
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| | Bladder tumours and cancer - causes, symptoms and treatment |
| | It is one of the most effectively treated of the common cancers, especially in men. | | | A chest x-ray may be taken to check the heart and lungs. | | | A technique known as photodynamic therapy (PDT) has greatly improved the ability to detect recurrences. |
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| | Radiation therapy may be helpful in managing painful or symptomatic areas where the cancer has spread to. | | | If patients experience pain, different pain medications could be used to alleviate the pain. | | | Majority of patients with early stages can be cured with surgery alone. |
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| | Goffinet DR, Schneider MJ, Glatstein EJ, et al.: Bladder cancer: results of radiation therapy in 384 patients. | | | The utility of this multimodality approach was confirmed in a prospective, randomized comparison of radiation therapy and chemoradiation therapy, which reported an improved rate of local control when cisplatin was given in conjunction with radiation therapy, even though there was no improvement in the rate of distant metastases or overall survival. | | | Pollera CF, Ceribelli A, Crecco M, et al.: Weekly gemcitabine in advanced bladder cancer: a preliminary report from a phase I study. |
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| | This means that they gradually spread to deeper layers of the bladder wall if they are not treated. | | | This process of invading and spreading to other organs is called metastasis. | | | Tumors are cancerous only if they are malignant. |
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| | National Cancer Institute - Bladder Cancer Home Page |
| | Ways to look for specific cancer clinical trials. | | | Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival | | | Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment. |
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| | Bladder Cancer Webcafe - Treatments for bladder cancer, support and more |
| | The information contained in these pages is not meant to be taken as an endorsement of any medical approach, procedure, or treatment of any kind. | | | Our first interview with Dr. O'Donnell and Rober Puffer from May, 2004 | | | Bladder Cancer Webcafe - Treatments for bladder cancer, support and more |
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| | MedlinePlus: Bladder Cancer |
| | Postponing Bladder Cancer Surgery Might Be Fatal (05/08/2006, American Cancer Society) | | | Atlas of the Body: The Urinary System (American Medical Association) | | | Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute) |
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| | Bladder Cancer - Cancer information on MedicineNet.com |
| | That is how cancer can spread to other parts of the body. | | | Bladder cancer is a fairly common form of cancer in the United States. | | | What are the side effects of bladder cancer treatment? |
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| | Bladder Cancer - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis - Oncologychannel |
| | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation | | | Bladder cancer is 2 to 3 times more common in men. | | | Bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men and the eighth most common type in women. |
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| | Bladder Cancer Review |
| | The choice of treatment for you or your loved one depends on the stage of the disease, the presence of frailty or other medical conditions (given that bladder cancer more commonly affects older people), how aggressive the disease seems to be and the person's preferences. | | | You will also learn about the doctors, hospitals, and medical centers that are at the leading edge in conducting clinical research about Bladder Cancer. | | | Bladder cancer's staging, treatment and prognosis depends on how deeply it has invaded the organ. |
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| | Bladder Cancer |
| | Deaths in 1996: 11,700 (12th cause of cancer death) | | | New cases in 1996: 52,900 (fifth most common cancer) | | | This is one page of 6 in this chapter, 144 in this book, and 4701 in the Family Practice Notebook. |
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| | Bladder Cancer:Diagnosis and Treatment |
| | About State of the Art Treatment Options for Bladder Cancer | | | **Click Here to See Cancer News Webcasts on Various Topics** | | | To access any part of this article just click over the name of the section |
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