Bladder Cancer
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Incidence
Risk Factors
Symptoms
Evaluation
staging
Treatment
chemotherapy
questions for doctor
specialist
surgery
Home Care
anorexia
catheter care
diet
pain control
side effects
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Bladder Cancer Complications
Complications of bladder
cancer
include:
Spread of the
cancer
Urinary tract infection
Impotence
:
Most men will have difficulty with an erection after bladder
cancer
surgery. This may be temporary.
Sterility:
Removal of the prostate gland in some men will make them sterile.
Side effects of radiation therapy include:
Skin burns
Confusion
(with radiation to the brain)
Difficulty swallowing
Fatigue
Hair loss
Headaches
(with radiation to the brain)
Nausea and vomiting
Other
cancers
Rashes
and other skin changes (discoloration)
Weight loss
Side effects of chemotherapy include:
Anorexia
Bone marrow damage
Constipation
and
diarrhea
Hair loss
Increased risk of infection
Mouth sores
(mucositis)
Nausea and vomiting
Weakness or fatigue
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Bladder Cancer Underlying Cause
Related Topics:
Hematuria
Lower abdominal pain
Transitional cell carcinoma
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Abdominal pain
Back pain
Bloody urine
Fatigue
Weight loss
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2008
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Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Bladder Cancer References:
Johansson SL, Cohen SM: Epidemiology and etiology of bladder cancer. Semin Surg Oncol 1997 Sep-Oct; 13(5): 291-8.
Montironi R, Lopez-Beltran A. The 2004 WHO classification of bladder tumors: a summary and commentary. Int J Surg Pathol. 2005 Apr;13(2):143-53.
Rosenberg JE, Carroll PR, Small EJ. Update on chemotherapy for advanced bladder cancer. J Urol. 2005 Jul;174(1):14-20.
Warde P, Gospodarowicz MK: New approaches in the use of radiation therapy in the treatment of infiltrative transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. World J Urol 1997; 15(2): 125-33.
