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• What is Urography?
• What are some common uses of the procedure?
• How should I prepare?
• What does the equipment look like?
• How does the procedure work?
• How is the procedure performed?
• What will I experience during and after the procedure?
• Who interprets the results and how do I get them?
• What are the benefits vs. risks?
• What are the limitations of Urography?

Bladder Cancer

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bladdercancer.html

 

The bladder is a hollow organ in your lower abdomen that stores urine. Bladder cancer occurs in the lining of the bladder. It is the sixth most common type of cancer in the United States.
Symptoms include

• Blood in your urine
• A frequent urge to urinate
• Pain when you urinate
• Low back pain

Smoking is a major risk factor for bladder cancer. Exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace is another. People with a family history of bladder cancer or who are older, white or male have a higher risk.
Treatments for bladder cancer include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and biologic therapy. Biologic therapy, or immunotherapy, boosts your body's own ability to fight cancer.

NIH: National Cancer Institute

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Bladder Cancer: MedlinePlus

 

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA  

• After chemotherapy - discharge
• Bladder biopsy
• Bladder cancer
• Cancer - renal pelvis or ureter
• Cystoscopy
• Cytology exam of urine
• Intravenous pyelogram
• Pelvic (between the hips) radiation - discharge
• Pelvic CT scan
• Pelvis MRI scan
• Ureteral retrograde brush biopsy cytology
  Urine - bloody

 

Related Topics

• Bladder Diseases
• Cancers
• Kidneys and Urinary System

National Institutes of Health

• The primary NIH organization for research on Bladder Cancer is the National Cancer Institute