“How successful is radiotherapy for bladder cancer?”
I will have radiotherapy for bladder cancer. How successful is radiotherapy for bladder cancer?
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You are asking how successful is radiation therapy for bladder cancer. I am presuming that you have had symptoms which usually include blood in the urine and have seen a doctor who has made a diagnosis of bladder cancer. You can best learn more about this illness by consulting treatment guidelines published by the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) www.nccn.org. Look for the guidelines for bladder cancer.
There is a version for physicians and a version for patients. The best thing would be to look at the version for patients.
Generally it is necessary to stage the cancer to determine the best treatment recommendation. It is necessary to know if the cancer is muscle or non-muscle invasive cancer. If non-muscle invasive there are risk profiles to be consulted to determine the chance of control.
There are several treatment options. Generally surgery is the preferred treatment. This can be local excision, or a partial or complete cystectomy. Then followup examinations are necessary for the early diagnosis of recurrence.
Other options include treatment into the bladder, radiation or chemo radiation. The choice needs to be discussed with the doctor. Radiation is usually used in patients who are not able to have surgery or receive chemotherapy.
Bladder tumors are very sensitive to all modalities of treatment. Without more information it is not possible to recommend which option is best for you. It is best to discuss NCCN guidelines with your doctor or obtain a second opinion from an experienced urologist at a recognized cancer center.
You are asking how successful is radiation therapy for bladder cancer. I am presuming that you have had symptoms which usually include blood in the urine and have seen a doctor who has made a diagnosis of bladder cancer. You can best learn more about this illness by consulting treatment guidelines published by the NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) www.nccn.org. Look for the guidelines for bladder cancer.
There is a version for physicians and a version for patients. The best thing would be to look at the version for patients.
Generally it is necessary to stage the cancer to determine the best treatment recommendation. It is necessary to know if the cancer is muscle or non-muscle invasive cancer. If non-muscle invasive there are risk profiles to be consulted to determine the chance of control.
There are several treatment options. Generally surgery is the preferred treatment. This can be local excision, or a partial or complete cystectomy. Then followup examinations are necessary for the early diagnosis of recurrence.
Other options include treatment into the bladder, radiation or chemo radiation. The choice needs to be discussed with the doctor. Radiation is usually used in patients who are not able to have surgery or receive chemotherapy.
Bladder tumors are very sensitive to all modalities of treatment. Without more information it is not possible to recommend which option is best for you. It is best to discuss NCCN guidelines with your doctor or obtain a second opinion from an experienced urologist at a recognized cancer center.
TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR, THERE ARE TOO MANY VARIABLES TO ANSWER SPECIFICALLY. EVERY SITUATION IS DIFFERENT. I can even cure some of them, but this varies.
