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Bladder cancer is the production of tumors in the urinary bladder that affect how the body controls itself. It is treated by chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
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Can bladder cancer be treated with bicarbonate of soda?
Bladder cancer cannot be treated with bicarbonate of soda. There are three types of cancer that affect the bladder. They are transitional cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Bladder cancer is treated with chemotherapy, which sometimes causes the tumors to shrink, and then with surgery.
What conditions are treated by cystectomy?
Performed to treat cancer of the bladder.interstitial cystitis.endometriosis that has spread to the bladder, severe urinary dysfunction, damage to the bladder from radiation or other treatments, or excessive bleeding from the bladder.
Bladder cancer infertility in men and women?
Bladder cancer is cancer affecting the urinary bladder. Bladder cancer is a fairly common form of cancer and men are affected two to three times more than women. Most bladder cancers occur after the age of 55. The disease is not contagious. No one can "catch" bladder cancer from another person.
What is the incidence of bladder cancer after prostate cancer?
There is no specific threat of bladder cancer during or after prostate cancer. The prostate cancer could spread to the bladder just as easily as it could spread to any other organ.
What tests for bladder cancer are there?
There are several tests to find out whether bladder cancer is present.
How is bladder infection treated by alternative medicine?
Studies indicate that garlic may be used to stop the spread of bladder cancer.
Can a person die with bladder cancer?
They can die of bladder cancer, but can't die withit.
Do you only need to get checked for cancer of the bladder if you am experiencing symptoms?
It is always a good idea to get checked for cancer when showing some symptoms. Cancer is best treated early in the process and can become untreatable at later dates.A bit more:It is not common to do routine tests or screenings for bladder cancer as it is with other types, such as mammograms for breast cancer, colonoscopy for colon cancer, etc. But if you are having symptoms of bladder cancer, you need to see a urologist immediately. A urologist will be able to determine if your symptoms actually are cancer symptoms, or if they are caused by a bladder infection.There are other bladder diseases which can mimic cancer, such as Interstitial Cystitis (IC). IC is a disease of the bladder that causes pain (often extreme pain), blood in the urine, frequent urination, among other things. But IC is not fatal, and there are medications and treatments for the pain and other problems it causes.
What does bladder cancer do to the normal cells?
Bladder cancer will force normal cells to divide uncontrollably.
Does Dave Gahan have cancer?
Not Kidney cancer but bladder cancer
How do doctors treat bladder cancer?
Treatment for bladder cancer depends on the stage of the tumor. The standard modes of treatment available for bladder cancer are surgery, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
Where can I find information about bladder cancer treatment?
There many areas you can find bladder cancer treatments from the national cancer institute. Once on that website you can see there is many general information about bladder cancer and how your diet, gender and smoking can risk development of the cancer.
