Bladder cancer. Current diagnostic methods and treatment options.
The incidence of bladder cancer has grown over the years, presumably in part because of increasing exposure to carcinogenic agents in modern-day life. Drs Badalament and Schervish outline the latest diagnostic and staging methods for the disease and summarize treatment options for superficial, invasive, and metastatic cancers, including discussion of various methods for urinary diversion following cystectomy.
Badalament
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Rochester Urology, Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA.
Schervish
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D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy