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Treatment for advanced bladder cancer may provide survival benefits of several months to a year. During treatment decisions, these benefits must be balanced with downsides. Downsides include treatment side effects...

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is the most common type of bladder cancer. It affects about 3 out of 4 people with the disease. An emerging therapy may give people...

Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, and the number of new cases continues to rise each year. Bladder cancer is more likely to affect...

Unintended weight loss can be a common side effect of cancer and cancer treatment. For many people, this is not a problem. But for some, it begins to affect their...

Diet and nutrition are hot topics lately. If you are on social media, you are likely scrolling past lots of articles on the newest studies about how food can affect...

Bladder cancer and cancer treatments can damage the nerves and muscles that help control the urine flow from your bladder. This can cause problems with urination (urinary dysfunction) and leaking...

If you have bladder cancer, some medical jargon may feel confusing. Many medical terms sound similar but have different meanings. This is the case with words you may have heard...

Some of the biggest cancer risks come from lifestyle factors known as environmental hazards. These hazards are present in many people's daily lives. Occupational hazards are a type of environmental...

The most common treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is called Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). BCG involves filling the bladder with a live strain of the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis, which works...

As knowledge of cancer evolves, so do treatment and prevention methods. Some researchers focus on fighting cancer already in a person's body. Others focus on figuring out things that could...

If you have bladder cancer or cancer that has spread from other areas into your bladder, you may need a radical cystectomy. Like all surgeries, radical cystectomy can cause further...

Urethral cancer is cancer of the urethra. The urethra is a tube that allows urine to leave the body. Cancer of the urethra is a rare and aggressive cancer. Less...

If you have bladder cancer, your doctor might recommend a procedure called a radical cystectomy. During a radical cystectomy, doctors remove your bladder. They may also remove your surrounding organs...

In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made decisions on several new treatments for bladder cancer. This may help provide more options for people with bladder cancer.1-3 When...

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is the most common type of bladder cancer. TCC is sometimes called urothelial carcinoma. TCC forms in certain cells that line the bladder. These cells are...

Most drugs on the market have 2 names. They have a brand name (like Tylenol), and a generic name (like acetaminophen). Unlike brand names, generic names are used to describe...

When you are newly diagnosed with bladder cancer, your care team will expand. In addition to an oncologist, you may need a urologist. You may also have some personal considerations...

People may know chemotherapy as a cancer treatment more readily than immunotherapy. But immunotherapy is gaining traction, and for good reason. Immunotherapy is a promising advancement in the treatment of...

Some people refer to bladder cancer as an "old man's cancer." After all, it is the 4th leading type of cancer in men. However, about 20,000 women are diagnosed with...

A clinical trial led by drug company G1 Therapeutics will look at a new combination of chemotherapy drugs to treat locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC).1 Bladder cancer is...