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Managing physical, emotional, and lifestyle effects of cancer and treatment on patients and families; also includes information on finances, insurance, and healthcare services.
Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of bladder cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder (the organ that stores urine). Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder). Other types include squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in thin, flat cells) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). The cells that form squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma develop in the inner lining of the bladder as a result of chronic irritation and inflammation.
Estimated new cases and deaths from bladder cancer in the United States in 2009:
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Bladder Cancer to learn about bladder cancer symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor. | | |
Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Bladder Cancer Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Clinical Trials to Treat Bladder Cancer
Biological Therapies for Cancer: Q & A
Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Q & A
Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
Biological Therapy
Information related to prevention, genetics, risk factors
Smoking Home Page
Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer
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Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening
[patient] [health professional]
Validation Study of Test to Detect Bladder Cancer
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
Tumor Markers: Q&A
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Bladder Cancer Trial Results
Clinical Trials for Bladder Cancer
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Urinary Tract Cancers
Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
Genitourinary (GU) SPOREs
Kidney/Bladder Cancers PRG Report
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Cancer of the Urinary Bladder
Snapshot of Bladder Cancer
Finding Cancer Statistics
Understanding Cancer Statistics
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