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 ...

According to the American Cancer Society, bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer in men. Even though it is less common in women, bladder cancer tends to be diagnosed at a more advanced stage ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...