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Bladder Cancer:

What is Bladder Cancer Treatment?

Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.

BCG immunotherapy is effective in up to 2/3 of the cases at this stage. Instillations of chemotherapy, such as valrubicin into the bladder can also be used to treat BCG-refractory CIS disease when cystectomy is not an option.

In a study published in March of 2009 by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center it was reported that “Frankincense oil appears to distinguish cancerous from normal bladder cells and suppress cancer cell viability.”"Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity.

Bladder Cancer Standard Treatments:

1.Intravesical Drug Therapy

12. Partial Cystectomy

Tumors that infiltrate the bladder require more radical surgery where part or all of the bladder is removed and the urinary stream is diverted. In some cases, skilled surgeons can create a substitute bladder from a segment of intestinal tissue, but this largely depends upon patient preference, age of patient, renal function, and the site of the disease. It has not yet been determined how the effectiveness of this form of treatment compares to that of radical ablative surgery.

There is weak observational evidence from one very small study to suggest that the concurrent use of statins is associated with failure of BCG immunotherapy.In a research made in 2006 mice were primed with C. concholepas before implantation of bladder tumor cells. Mice treated with C. concholepas showed a significant antitumor effect as well. The effects included prolonged survival, decreased tumor growth and incidence and lack of toxic effects.

Radical Cystectomy:This surgery may be done when the bladder cancer invades the muscle wall, or when superficial cancer involves a large part of the bladder. In men, the nearby organs that are removed are the prostate and the seminal vesicles. In women, the uterus, the ovaries, and part of the vagina are removed. Sometimes, when the cancer has spread outside the bladder and cannot be completely removed, surgery to remove only the bladder may be done to reduce urinary symptoms caused by the cancer.

Chemotherapy is one form of treatment for cancer, with some possible side effects that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some common side effects of Chemotherapy is one form of treatment for cancer, with some possible side effects that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some common side effects of chemotherapy