Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...

Robot-assisted surgery for bladder cancer will be compared to traditional open surgery in 14 institutions nationwide, thanks to a five-year, $3.1 million National Cancer Institute grant awarded to Dr.

A new technique allows patients to replace a cancerous bladder with healthy one, made from a portion of intestine. Richard Jones, 61, underwent the surgery called the Neo-Bladder procedure. Neo, ...

A new study documents a sharp rise in office-based procedures for bladder cancer after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) boosted physician reimbursement for these procedures. The ...

A cystectomy is a surgery to remove your bladder. The bladder can stretch or relax to hold about 2 cups of urine (pee). Cystectomy often treats bladder cancer. But bladder removal surgery can help ...

A continent urostomy is a type of urinary diversion surgery that may be recommended in cases where your bladder isn’t functioning normally due to injury or disease. Unlike other types of urostomies, ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) — A new, low-maintenance implant device is now available to residents facing incontinence issues, adding freedom back to the lives of patients. A Lowcountry doctor has ...

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...