When Jodi Byfuglin, 56, was diagnosed with bladder cancer, it felt like cruel irony. Byfuglin had lost both her parents to cancer in their 50s, and as a single mother of two, she was all her kids had ...

When a surgeon removes all or part of the bladder, they create a new channel to allow urine to drain from the body. This type of surgery is called an ileal conduit. After surgery, a person will live ...

For more information about the newly-formed Inland Northwest Bladder Cancer Support Group call (509) 269-8026 or email [email protected]. To contact Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, go to ...

Instead, he chose to be the first person in Texas to try Inlexzo. Inlexzo is a chemotherapy that comes in a tube that looks ...

When your bladder is no longer able to do its job, surgically constructed pouches can be a viable substitute. One of the earliest of these is known as the Kock pouch (pronounced “coke” pouch). 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 ...

Cutaneous urinary diversion is a procedure that involves making incisions into the skin to create a new pathway for urine to exit your body. If your urinary tract doesn’t function well, you may need a ...

After extensive speculation, Deion Sanders finally revealed the specifics of his ongoing health issues. The Colorado Buffaloes head coach, 57, said in a Monday afternoon press conference that he has ...

When most people think of smoking-related cancers, they probably think lung cancer. Some people may also think about throat cancer. Few people, however, realize that smoking is the primary risk factor ...

BEIJING, Sept. 24, 2020 -- Professor Niu Haitao with the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University performs a remote radical cystectomy on a patient 3,000 kilometers away with the help of a ...