Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer: Introduction

Bladder Cancer: Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bladder Cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

• Early symptoms similar to symptoms of bladder infection
• Blood in urine
• Darker urine
• Reduced urine
• Pain during urination
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 17 symptoms of Bladder Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Bladder Cancer:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Testing
  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Testing
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Bladder Cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Bladder Cancer:

• Complications of surgery
  • Urostomy - this is needed if surgery removes the bladder or related organs.
  • Menopause - if ovaries removed.
  • Infertility (type of Sexual Conditions) - if male or female reproductive organs affected.
  • Dry orgasms - because no sperm is produced by orgasm.
  • Impotence
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Bladder Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Bladder Cancer

• Physical exam
• Urine tests
• Cystoscopy
• Bladder biopsy
• Imaging tests
• more tests...»

See full list of 11 diagnostic tests for Bladder Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Bladder Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Bladder Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Bladder Cancer
• Hidden causes of Bladder Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Incontinene -- Health Mistakes
• Overactive Bladder -- Health Mistakes
• Cancer Health Mistakes:
  • Cancer (All) -- Health Mistakes
  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Bladder Cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Bladder Cancer:

• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Cancer
• Bladder
• more product offers...»

Bladder Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Bladder Cancer

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Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be misdiagnosed as various conditions...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

Other doctor, physician and specialist research services:

• Rate Your Doctor Online
• Research Your Doctor Online
• Review Patient Surveys About Your Doctor
• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Bladder Cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Bladder Cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Dialysis Centers -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Ratings and Reports
• Kidney Health (Nephrology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Bladder Cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Bladder Cancer: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Bladder Cancer

• Tobacco smoking
• Occupations at risk are metal industry workers, rubber industry workers, workers in the textile industry, and people who work in printing, auto mechanics have an elevated risk of bladder cancer due to their frequent exposure to hydrocarbons and petroleum-based chemicals. Hairdressers are thought to be at risk as well because of their frequent exposure to permanent hair dyes
• Certain drugs such as cyclophosphamide and phenacetin
• Chronic bladder irritation (infection, bladder stones, catheters, bilharzia) predisposes to squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Bladder Cancer

More information about causes of Bladder Cancer:

• Underlying causes of Bladder Cancer
• Bladder Cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Bladder Cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Bladder Cancer

Treatments for Bladder Cancer

• Chemotherapy
  • Intravesical chemotherapy
  • Intravenous chemotherapy
  • MVAC (methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin)
• Radiation therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 18 treatments for Bladder Cancer

News Archives for Bladder Cancer

Medical news articles related to Bladder Cancer include:

• Study Cites Gains in Gall Bladder Cancer Treatment
• Well Water Might Raise Bladder Cancer Risk
• Intensive Early Treatment Doesn't Help Bladder Cancer Survival
• Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer
• Now-Banned Hair Dyes Linked to Bladder Cancer
• Broccoli Sprout Extract Hinders Bladder Cancer Development
• Technique Might Prevent Some Bladder Removals
• Finding May Lead to New Drugs for Urinary Infections
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Bladder Cancer

Medical research articles related to Bladder Cancer include:

• Do allergies help prevent cancer?
• Hyperbaric oxygenation for tumour sensitisation to radiotherapy
• Genetic susceptibility to cancer: the role of polymorphisms in candidate genes.
• Tuberculosis vaccine development: goals, immunological design, and evaluation.
• Muscle-Invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer
• MDX-010 (Ipilimumab) Unresectable stage III or IV metastatic melanoma - first or second line
• Intra-individual change over time in DNA methylation with familial clustering.
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Bladder Cancer

Patient Surveys for Bladder Cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Bladder Cancer
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Prognosis for Bladder Cancer

More about prognosis of Bladder Cancer

Reseach about Bladder Cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Bladder Cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Bladder Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Bladder Cancer include:

• Intravesical Epirubicin Plus BCG to Prevent the Recurrence of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Trement
• A Phase I Trial Using Suramin to Treat Superficial Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Gallium Maltolate in Various Refractory Malignancies - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Gallium maltolate
• TOCOSOL(TM) Paclitaxel in Metastatic or Locally Advanced Unresectable Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelium - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - TOCOSOL Paclitaxel
• Vinflunine in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Urothelium - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - vinflunine
• more trials...»

See full list of 146 Clinical Trials for Bladder Cancer

Statistics for Bladder Cancer

• Medical statistics for Bladder Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Bladder Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Bladder Cancer
• Society statistics for Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Urinary system cancer
• Bladder conditions
• Urinary disorders
• Pelvic Cancer
• more types...»

Types of Bladder Cancer

Types of Bladder Cancer

• Type of bladder cell affected:
  • Transitional cell carcinoma (bladder) - more than 90% of cases
  • Squamous cell carcinomas (bladder) - about 8% of cases.
• Stage of spreading of cancer:
  • Superficial bladder cancer - only in the lining cells; also called "carcinoma in situ".
• more types...»

See full list of 16 Types of Bladder Cancer

Stories from Users Related to Bladder Cancer

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User Interactive Forums

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• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
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Definitions of Bladder Cancer:

Abnormal malignant growth of the cells within the bladder. - 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Bladder Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Bladder Cancer, or a subtype of Bladder Cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)