Chemotherapy uses medicines to kill fast-growing cells (like cancer cells) or to keep them from dividing (which is how cancers grow). It is a systemic treatment. This means the medicines will travel ...

Although bladder cancer ranks as the sixth most common cancer in the United States, with approximately 85,000 new cases diagnosed each year, it continues to receive limited awareness, advocacy, and ...

Dr. Daniel P. Petrylak discusses the different types of bladder cancer and how treatment options may vary based on disease stage and type. Strategies for the treatment of bladder cancer may vary by ...

Targeted therapies are a type of medicine used to treat cancer. They work differently than standard chemotherapy. Instead of killing all fast-growing cells or keeping them from dividing, targeted ...

or on the link below. Non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) comprises 75% of newly diagnosed bladder cancer and poses significant clinical challenges because of high recurrence and progression ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug delivery system for a type of bladder cancer, offering a potential surgery-free option for patients. The drug ...

Dr. Patrick J. Hensley shares the treatment landscape of non-muscle-invasive bladder, as well as how individual risk factors can alter treatment options. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer remains a ...

Bladder cancer frequently announces itself through symptoms that patients dismiss as minor urinary issues, and that delay between first sign and diagnosis can mean the difference between a ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published draft guidance recommending avelumab (Bavencio, Merck Serono) for the treatment of certain forms of bladder cancer. Adults with ...

This Press Release identifies that Dr. Kulkarni has participated in a medical advisory position for Theralase(R) in the ...

Nearly 20,000 women are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society, with most being over age 55. And the unfortunate reality is that women are often diagnosed at ...