Bladder Cancer Health Feed

According to recent studies, the percentage of people suffering from Bladder Cancer in India has increased by 32.9% since 1990. Smoking is a leading cause of bladder cancer and this has been attributed to the high number of carcinogenic compounds present.

Men are more prone to developing Bladder Cancer than women. It is a condition where abnormal cell growth takes place in the urothelial cells that are positioned at the core of one s bladder. The disease if left untreated eventually spr...more

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3rd stage cancer of gall bladder requires complete removal by surgery followed by chemotherapy of 6 months.

Bladder cancer is an abnormal growth in the tissue lining the inner surface of the bladder. According to research done by the National Institute of Health, 17,000 women and 45,000 men approximately are diagnosed with bladder cancer every year.

There are three common types of bladder cancer: transitional cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Bladder cancer can be diagnosed early as its signs and symptoms are prominent, mentioned below are few of the signs that indi...more

He is receiving correct treatment repeat scopy and urine cytology after 3 mths. Please don't change your dr.

Bladder cancer can be caused by a variety of factors which include genetic factors, inheritance, drugs, chemicals, environment-related factors and smoking. In fact, smoking tobacco is one of the major causes of bladder cancer around the world. The chemicals present in tobacco can irritate the bladder lining which ultimately leads to bladder cancer. Besides smoking other important environmental factors might be chemotherapy, exposure to chemicals from newspaper, dye, leather, paints industries.more

Yes first he needs to get it removed endoscopically and then further treatment depends on the biopsy results.

Cancer or the big C can affect any part of the body including the female reproductive system. These types of cancer are known as gynaecological cancers. Gynaecological cancers occur when normal cells start growing in an uncontrolled manner. There are many different types of gynaecological cancers which are named as per the organs in which they first develop. These include:

Ovarian cancer: Cancer that affects the ovaries and ova
Uterine cancer: Cancer that begins inside the uterus<...more

With the dawn of modern technology, the sight of robots performing a surgery is fast turning into a reality. Robotic surgery is one of the latest and greatest advancements in surgical cancer care. It is mostly sought for its unmatched levels of precision and control.

The da Vinci Robot, which is a widely used robotic surgery, employs the use of 3D modelling, touch screen controls, ultra-modern surgical attachments and other robotic tools. This surgical method is one of the greatest inve...more

Gynecological cancer is any tumor that begins in a woman s reproductive organs. Cancer is usually named after the part of the body where it begins. Gynecologic cancer starts in different areas within a woman s pelvis, which is the territory beneath the stomach and in the middle of the hipbones. There are different types of gynecological cancers and these are as follows:

Cervical cancer starts in the cervix, which is the lower, narrower end of the uterus. The uterus is also called the wo...more

By the way, BCG therapy is for early and superficial cancers of urinary bladder treated by TURBT to prevent recurrence. We don’t need BCG for benign tumors. We do most of the cystoscopies as out Patient procedure under Local Anasthesia if they are just check scopies for follow up of bladder cancer or to rule out bladder involvement in Rectal or cervical cancers.
However, sometimes if we plan to do some therapeutic intervention for the patient we can do it at the same time if it is under ge...more