Bladder cancer

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Cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder. The bladder is the organ that stores urine. Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas. This type of cancer begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder. Other types include squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is cancer that begins in thin, flat cells. Adenocarcinoma is cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids. The cells that form squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma develop in the inner lining of the bladder as a result of chronic irritation and inflammation.

 

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Click here for the ESMO guidelines of bladder cancer.

Bladder cancer

Bladder tumour

Bladder tumor

Cancer of the bladder

Tumour of the bladder

Tumor of the bladder

Cancer of the urinary bladder

Tumour of the urinary bladder

Tumor of the urinary bladder

Urinary bladder cancer

Urinary bladder tumour

Urinary bladder tumor

Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

The following list of treatments is based on what we have found in scientific studies about cancer. More information about the listed therapies can be found under the tab THERAPIES. For registered drugs, radiotherapy and surgical interventions, approval by the authorities is given.

Radiotherapy

Medical use of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and reduce tumor size. More

External radiotherapy

Registered drugs

Anti-cancer drugs with market authorization in the USA or in countries of the European Union. More

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Cisplatin
Cyclophosphamide
Denosumab
Doxorubicin
Methotrexate
Pamidronate
Vinflunine

Synthetic products (excluding registered drugs)

Synthetically produced substances or modified natural products that are not registered as anti-cancer drugs.

Antineoplastons

Natural products (excluding registered drugs)

Substances found in nature that usually have a pharmacological or biological activity. More

Intravenous high-dose vitamin C
Rhodiola
Ukrain

Energy based therapies

Use of electromagnetic energy including electricity, magnetic fields, radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays and light to diagnose or treat disease.

Hyperthermia

A clinical trial is a research study conducted with patients to evaluate whether a new treatment is safe (safety) and whether it works (efficacy). trials are performed to test the efficacy of drugs but also non-drug treatments such as radiotherapy or surgery and combinations of different treatments. Clinical trials take place in all kinds of hospitals and clinics, but mostly in academic hospitals. They are organized by researchers and doctors.

RCT provides a tool to search for phase III clinical trials by type of cancer and by country. For Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and the UK, RCT provides contacts to get more information about the phase III clinical trials currently ongoing. Discuss the possibilities of participating in one of these clinical trials with your doctor.

The list of the phase III clinical trials for bladder cancer is available here.