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Top 15 Facts About Bladder Cancer

What is Bladder Cancer?

Bladder cancer occurs when there is abnormal cell growth in the urinary bladder. About 90-95% of the cancers begin from the inner lining of the bladder (urothelium or transitional epithelium) and hence they are known as urothelial or transitional cell carcinoma (1 Trusted Source
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Statistics on Bladder Cancer

  1. About 75 percent of bladder cancer cases are detected in the superficial stage. One-third when the cancer is in the deeper layers but still within the bladder and the remaining only when it has spread to other tissues and lymph nodes (2 Trusted Source
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  2. Cancers detected after they have spread to distant parts of the body comprise only 4% of the total bladder cancers.
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  1. According to the American Cancer Society, there were about 82,290 new bladder cancer cases in the United States and around 16,710 deaths due to the same in 2016 (3 Trusted Source
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  2. In India, we have close to 2.5 million people suffering from common cancers with more than 5 lakh deaths. Bladder cancer comprises of 4.6% of the total cancer cases seen in India (4 Trusted Source
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  3. A person with bladder cancer has a five-year survival rate as high as 77% as per the National Cancer Institute of United States. The lowest five-year survival rate of 15% was seen in patients affected by stage 4 (advanced) bladder cancer (5 Trusted Source
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  4. Bladder cancer mostly occurs in people older than 55 (3 Trusted Source
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  5. Men are 3 - 4 times more at risk to acquire bladder cancer compared to women (3 Trusted Source
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Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer

  1. Whites in Northern America and Europe are more often diagnosed with bladder cancer than other races in regions like Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Treatment for Bladder Cancer

  1. While treating bladder cancer, staging of the condition is important to identify the treatment modality and the prognosis of the condition. The staging starts from 0 and goes up to stage 4.
  2. Existing treatment modalities for cancer include chemotherapyradiation therapy and surgical techniques. The treatment team might comprise of a urologist, a radiation oncologist or a medical oncologist depending on the treatment plan (6 Trusted Source
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  3. To remove small cancers restricted to the inner linings of the bladder, transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is performed. A small wire loop is inserted into the bladder using a cystoscope and an electric current is passed to burn the cancer cells (7 Trusted Source
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  4. Partial cystectom is a surgical technique used in conditions of low grade tumors where complete removal of the bladder will not be required; only a certain portion of the bladder undergoes resection. Radical cystectomy on the other hand involves the complete removal of the bladder that is affected by the cancer and the nearby affected lymph nodes and organs (8 Trusted Source
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  5. Biological therapy or immunotherapy involves the use of certain biological molecules that affect the tumor growth and progression. In bladder cancer, the technique involves the application of a solution of a bacterium used in tuberculosis vaccines called Bacillus Calmette-Guérin inside the bladder using a catheter (9 Trusted Source
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  6. Presently, clinical trials are being conducted to identify measures for the screening of bladder cancers and urothelial cancers.
  7. There is a chance for recurrence of bladder cancer after treatment; hence, frequent checkups are required, and one should adopt a healthy lifestyle to prevent recurrence.

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Last Updated on Apr 25, 2023
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