Multiple therapeutic options are available for the management of patients with upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). Radical nephroureterectomy with an ipsilateral bladder cuff is the ...
Jimi Stewart, a rollerblading enthusiast from Austin, Texas, was diagnosed with a type of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ...
Every single type of cancer, explained A cancer diagnosis can be both terrifying and confusing for those afflicted, as well as for friends and family who don’t really know what the diagnosis means. It ...
Chemotherapy uses medicines to kill fast-growing cells (like cancer cells) or to keep them from dividing (which is how cancers grow). It is a systemic treatment. This means the medicines will travel ...
Urothelial carcinoma is the most common bladder cancer, with stage 1 indicating early-stage disease confined to the bladder lining. Diagnosis involves urinalysis, cystoscopy, TURBT, and imaging to ...
When you learn you have bladder cancer, it’s only natural to ask: "Can I survive this, for how long, and can I expect to be cured?" You may have searched online for survival rate information. These ...
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 ...
Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is rare, accounting for 2% to 5% of bladder cancers in the U.S., and is linked to chronic bladder irritation. Diagnosis involves cystoscopy, biopsy, and imaging ...
JCO Precision Oncology Conversations features discussions with leading authors of JCO Precision Oncology articles, hosted by Dr. Abdul Rafeh Naqash. Join our experts in engaging conversations as they ...
Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2007;4(8):432-443. JD Raman is a Chief Resident in Urology and DS Scherr is an Assistant Professor of Urology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical Center, ...