Bladder Cancer: Treatments

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Treatments for Bladder Cancer

There are different types of for patients with .

Different types of are available for patients with . Some are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in . A treatment is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.

Four types of standard are used:

Surgery

One of the following types of surgery may be done:

Transurethral (TUR) with fulguration: Surgery in which a cystoscope (a thin lighted tube) is inserted into the through the . A tool with a small wire loop…