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1. Bladder Cancer File: Current Bladder Cancer Research
- www.lifestages.com
- The Bladder Cancer FileSM.
- When the condition is serious, like bladder cancer, it demands serious medical informationthe kind you'll find in the Bladder Cancer File. Learn about late-breaking research from recognized experts at bladder cancer clinics and hospitals worldwide. Compiled from the National Library of Medicine database at the National Institutes of Health, the Bladder Cancer File is an organized storehouse of current findings in the management of bladder carcinoma. ... Containing over 100 research descriptions (all written by the clinicians themselves), the Bladder Cancer File informs you about studies at such renowned institutions as the Division of Urology at the Duke University Medical Center, the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Harvard Medical School, and the Urologic Oncology Branch of the National Institute of Health. ...
- Chemotherapies for Bladder Cancercurrent research on multidrug, adjuvant, neo-adjuvant, and intravesical chemotherapies.
- Radiation Therapies for Bladder Cancercovering state-of-the-art treatments with radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and combination radiation-chemotherapies.
- Surgical Therapies for Bladder Cancerpublished studies on radical cystectomy, transurethral surgery, laser surgery, and more.
- Anti-Angiogenic Therapies for Bladder Cancerup-to-date findings on new therapeutic strategies of regulating angiogenesis in bladder carcinoma patients.
- Additional Medical Therapies for Bladder Cancerdetailed clinical abstracts on the use of bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapies, potential gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies, and more.
- Alternative Medicine Therapies for Bladder Cancerinformation on clinically tested complementary treatments such as garlic, zhuling, and megadose vitamins.
- General Studies in Bladder Cancer Care.
- It's all in the Bladder Cancer File, and it's all organized and ready for you to download now.
2. Bladder Cancer: CancerIndex
- www.cancerindex.org
- Bladder Cancer .
- Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer This includes bladder cancer information and an annotated directory of related links. ...
- Cancer GeneticsWeb This has detailed information for researchers about genetic alterations detected in bladder cancer tumour cells. ...
3. bladder cancer information
- www.cancersource.com
- Bladder Cancer Information.
- com offers a wealth of bladder cancer information and resources. Click here to access all the bladder cancer information features on our site, including disease-specific bladder cancer information, live chats, news, events, and more.
- com offers the bladder cancer information you need to help with early detection and to manage your situation if you have already been diagnosed. Although being diagnosed with bladder cancer is never easy, patients will find more bladder cancer information and more treatment choices than ever before.
- com, you will find the bladder cancer information you need to make informed decisions about your health.
- Below is a list of general bladder cancer information as well as more specific bladder cancer information offered by Cancersource. ...
- General bladder cancer information includes:.
- News about bladder cancer .
- Features, events, and resourcesall related to bladder cancer information .
- Managing challenges of bladder cancer .
- Specific information on bladder cancer includes:.
- Disease-specific bladder cancer information .
- Bladder cancer treatment options and possible side effects .
- Information on bladder cancer symptoms .
- Information on bladder cancer prevention .
4. Bladder Cancer Bladder Cancer Bladder Cancer
- www.abington-urology.com
- Bladder Cancer.
- A bladder tumor is a collection of malignant or cancerous cells within the bladder. Approximately 55,000 patients were diagnosed with bladder cancer in 1998. Approximately 80% of bladder cancers are "superficial" or confined to the lining of the bladder. Although many superficial bladder cancers may recur, the majority do not progress to the point of becoming a life threatening illness. Unfortunately, 15 - 20% of bladder cancers either invade the bladder wall at the time of diagnosis or progress from superficial disease to more invasive disease over time. Recent statistics show that 12,500 patients died of bladder cancer in 1998. ... These tumors, although most common in the bladder, can arise anywhere in the urinary system, from the level of the kidney all the way to the urethra. ...
- The most common sign of a bladder tumor is blood in the urine - either blood that can be seen by the naked eye or blood that is detected by a physician on a urine sample. Most bladder tumors have no other symptoms unless they become invasive or there is an associated condition called carcinoma in situ. ... All cases of blood in the urine should be evaluated, since a bladder tumor can go unrecognized without other symptoms, blood may be the only sign of a bladder malignancy. ...
- Once a bladder tumor is suspected either due to blood in the urine or other symptoms, diagnostic tests need to be performed. Standard tests used to diagnose a bladder tumor include: .
- An IVP is performed by injecting intravenous x-ray dye (contrast) in order to visualize the kidneys, ureters and bladder. ...
- cystoscopy - examination of the inside of the bladder with a small lighted telescope .
- If a bladder tumor is identified during the evaluation, further diagnostic steps are required. ... In order to biopsy the bladder, a transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) is performed. ... In cases where the tumor is large or appears to invade the deeper layers of the bladder, the patient may require staying overnight in the hospital and may be sent home with a tube (catheter) in the bladder to allow the surgical site to heal. Once the bladder tumor is removed, it is examined under a microscope by a pathologist to determine the tumor type and depth of invasion. ...
5. Bladder Cancer Information
- www.matritech.com
- Bladder Cancer Information Website Links Statistics .
- Bladder Cancer Information Bladder cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells (tumors) within the bladder, a balloon-like organ in the lower abdomen that stores urine produced by the kidneys. Bladder cancer begins in the lining layer and grows into the bladder wall. One of the most common symptoms of bladder cancer is the presence of blood in the urine, which may or may not be accompanied by pain during urination. A urologist can diagnose bladder cancer during a comprehensive, in-office examination, which can include the use of either the NMP22 BladderChek Test or the NMP22 Test Kit.
- Bladder cancer is diagnosed by stage and grade. ... Stage is determined by the depth to which the tumor has penetrated the bladder wall, and assessment of invasion of lymph nodes and other surrounding organs and tissues. ...
- Types of Bladder Cancer There are two main types of bladder cancer found in the United States. ...
- This is by far the most common type of bladder cancer. ...
- While there are other types of bladder cancer, they are very rare. There are also a number of bladder tumors that are either benign (not cancer) or not quite cancer. ...
- Who Gets Bladder Cancer? The American Cancer Society estimates that 60,240 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the United States during 2004. ... Bladder cancer is almost three times more common among men than women and has almost the same incidence in men as colon cancer. ... However, bladder cancer has a 50 - 80% recurrence rate and therefore must be very closely monitored.
- What are the Risk Factors for Bladder Cancer? The greatest risk factor for bladder cancer is smoking. According to the American Cancer Society, smokers get bladder cancer twice as often as people who do not smoke. Due to the low turnover rate of the cells that line the bladder walls, a smoker’s risk for bladder cancer does not significantly decrease once the person has stopped smoking. There are additional occupational risk factors for bladder cancer associated with a variety of occupations, particularly fire fighters, fire investigators, coalminers, truck drivers and those who work with textiles, rubber, petrochemicals and dyes.
6. RENI Trimming Guide for URINARY BLADDER
- www.item.fraunhofer.de
- URINARY BLADDER Species:.
- Urinary bladder.
- For instillation, the needle is inserted into the urethra and the urinary bladder. ... After ligation with a ventral knot and removal of the bladder, fixation is continued in a jar. The bladder is cut vertically through the ventral knot to access the following regions:.
- Dorsal part of the bladder.
- Bladder neck with trigone: Whilst in most of the urinary bladder the urothelium is of entodermal origin, in the trigone it is derived from the mesodermal epithelium of the Wolffian ducts.
- Frith CH (1980) Biologic and morphologic characteristics of urinary bladder neoplasms induced in BALB/c female mice with 2-acetylaminofluorene. ...
- Kunze E (1992) Nonneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the urinary bladder, ureter, and renal pelvis. ...
7. Cancer of The Gall Bladder
- www.cancersupportivecare.com
- Cancer of The Gall Bladder Alan P. ...
- The gall bladder stores bile, a produced of the liver that aids in the digestion of fat-containing foods. ... Gall bladder cancer, also called carcinoma of the gall bladder, is extremely rare affecting only 7,100 (2) people in the United States per year. Unless it is very small and found when the gall bladder is removed for other reasons, the treatment now available is not particularly effective.
- Because it is so uncommon and because its symptoms mirror those of far more common ailments, cancer of the gall bladder is usually not found until it is at an advanced stage and cannot be surgically removed. ...
- Gall bladder cancer tends to spread to nearby organs and tissues such as the liver or small intestine. ...
- No one factor has been clearly shown to cause gall bladder cancer. Although it occurs most often in people with porcelain gall bladders where repeated inflammation from passing gallstones leads to hardening (calcification) of the gall bladder, it is extremely rare even in such patients. Since the gallbladder isn't essential, people with a calcified gall bladder may consider having it removed as a preventative measure.
- There are no clinical signs or symptoms characteristic of gall bladder cancer. Jaundice (the skin turning yellow), bloating, abdominal pain, weight loss, decreasing appetite, fever, nausea or an enlarging abdominal mass are all signs that may be attributable to gall bladder cancer. Even if the following are found, gall bladder cancer would still not be the prime suspect because it is so uncommon:.
- Staging A TNM staging system exists for gall bladder cancer, but for the purposes of deciding on which therapeutic option to use there are only three stages - localized resectable, localized unresectable and advanced disease.
- Cancers at this limited stage are generally found when the gall bladder is removed because of other problems.
- Diagnostic tests are notoriously inaccurate in their ability to pinpoint gall bladder cancer before surgery. ...
- Surgery: If there is no tumor spread, surgery (removal of the gall bladder and underlying liver tissue) is the only possible cure.
8. Volume of a Human Bladder
- hypertextbook.com
- Volume of a Human Bladder.
- "Although the urinary bladder may hold as much as 600 ml of urine, the desire to urinate is usually experienced when it contains about 150 ml. ...
- "When it is completely filled, the bladder can hold approximately 17 to 18 ounces (500 to 530 ml) of urine. ...
- "A completely full bladder is capable of holding approximately 1 liter of fluid. ... Ordinarily the urge to urinate occurs when the bladder contains about 200 ml of urine. ...
- Urinary Bladder. ...
- It's almost impossible to give an exact measurement for the volume of the human bladder. ... The point at which a person can't "hold it in"anymore and urine is expelled from the urinary bladder is known as Micturition. The urge to urinate is stimulated by expansion of of the bladder. As the bladder walls fill with urine and expand, stretch receptors are stimulated and the Micturition reflex is triggered. ... When it is signaled by impulses from the stretch receptors, motor impulses travel to a muscle in the urinary bladder which undergoes rhythmic contractions. ...
- The majority of sources that I found reported that the adult bladder could contain about 600 to 800 cm3 (ml). ...
9. Bladder Cancer:Diagnosis and Treatment
- www.cancernews.com
- About State of the Art Treatment Options for Bladder Cancer .
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Bladder Cancer .
- Treatment for superficial bladder cancer .
- Management of invasive bladder cancer .
- Management of metastatic bladder cancer .
10. Bladder Cancer
- www.med.wayne.edu
- Bladder Cancer / Bladder Tumors.
- Bladder cancer is an abnormal growth or tumor arising from the lining of the bladder. The technical term for most bladder cancers is "transitional cell carcinoma. ...
- The normal bladder has a flat, smooth, shiny, watertight lining consisting of layers of cells tightly connected with each other. The lining of the bladder can be imagined to be similar to the lining in the oral cavity (mouth). Underneath this lining is the muscle tissue of the bladder. ...
- Bladder tumors almost always arise from the shiny bladder lining. The cells grow abnormally fast causing a tumor to sprout up from the flat lining into a growth projecting into the interior of the bladder cavity. ... The urologist is usually called upon to look into the bladder with a cystoscope (a telescope that can be inserted into the bladder). ... This type of testing is very successful at finding bladder tumors. ... This procedure, called "transurethral resection of bladder tumor," is accomplished using cystoscopes; therefore there are no surgical incisions. ...
- " Superficial tumors involve only the lining of the bladder. In other words, a tumor sprouted up out of the flat surface of the bladder into the cavity of the bladder. ... By definition, an invasive tumor is growing into the layers of the wall of the bladder rather than sprouting up into the interior of the bladder cavity. Tumors growing into the layers of the wall of the bladder are more dangerous because cells can break off and spread to distant organs. ...
- The urologist and the patient then discuss the pathology findings from the transurethral resection of the bladder tumor taking into account the stage and grade of the tumor. ...
11. Canine Bladder Cancer
- www.vet.purdue.edu
- CANINE BLADDER CANCER.
- Cancer of the urinary tract in dogs can affect the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, prostate, or urethra. In the urinary system, the bladder is affected with cancer most commonly. Compared to cancer in other locations in the body, bladder cancer is unusual, comprising 1-2% of all cancers in the dog. With 54 million dogs in the United States, however, even unusual cancers like bladder cancer, are problems for numerous animals and their families. ...
- What is bladder cancer? The most common cancer of the dog urinary bladder is invasive transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of intermediate to high grade. ... cancer, that develops from the transitional epithelial cells that line the bladder. In dogs, this tumor invades into the deeper layers of the bladder wall including the bladder muscles. ... TCC most frequently is found in the bladder, but can also develop in the kidneys, ureters, prostate, and urethra. It can also spread from the bladder into neighboring organs. Note: 80% of humans with bladder cancer have a lower grade, less invasive form of TCC, but dogs rarely get this less aggressive form of the cancer.
- Several other types of growths in the bladder, bladder infection, bladder stones, or bladder inflammation can cause similar symptoms as those in dogs with TCC. ... This is important because the treatment and prognosis depend entirely on exactly what is wrong with the bladder. A tissue biopsy can be obtained by surgery, cystoscopy (insertion of a fiberoptic scope into the bladder and biopsy through the scope), or in some cases with a urinary catheter. ...
- Tumor staging for TCC includes radiographs of the thorax to look for lung metastasis, radiographs and ultrasound (or CT scan) of the abdomen to look for metastasis in the abdomen and to assess any changes in the kidneys that result from obstructed urine flow, and imaging of the bladder to determine the exact location and size of the tumor within the bladder. ...
- How is TCC treated? For dogs with TCC that has not spread beyond the bladder, surgical excision could be considered. In order to surgically excise the tumor, however, it needs to be located away from the neck of the bladder and the urethra. Several vital structures in the neck of the bladder (junction with ureters and urethra, urethral sphincter) make surgical excision in this location usually impossible. ... In addition, most canine TCCs invade down into the bladder wall and therefore, surgical excision requires removal of a complete full thickness section of bladder wall. ... Because most canine TCCs are invasive into the bladder wall and located in the neck of the bladder, surgical removal is not possible. ...
12. Association for Bladder Exstrophy Community - WELCOME!
- www.bladderexstrophy.com
- The ABC is an international support network of individuals with bladder exstrophy (includes classic exstrophy, cloacal exstrophy, and epispadias), local parent-exstrophy support groups, and health care providers working with patients and families living with bladder exstrophy.
- Bladder Exstrophy August 5,6 & 7 2005.
- Join our FREE Bladder Exstrophy Email Listserve/Bulletin Board.
- This is Me! - This is a new book geared specifically for 5-10 year olds to discuss bladder exstrophy, school issues, catheterization (through a Mitrofanoff) and how to discuss their condition with their friends if they choose to do so. ...
- and the Boo-Boo on Your Bladder.
- Attention: Professionals and Parents of Newborns born with Bladder Exstrophy: Check out our ABC packet of information for downloading (PDF Version).
- INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN A RESEARCH STUDY for parents of IVF bladder exstrophy children (BE children who were born as a result of IVF (In vitro fertilization) ) .
- INVITATION For participation in a genetic research study into the possible link to bladder exstrophy. ...
- Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
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