When bladder cancer affects only the inner lining of the bladder, it is called squamous cell carcinoma. Bladder cancer is also categorized by how invasive it is, notes the NCI.

Bladder cancer usually starts in the urothelial cells, which line the inside of the bladder an d urinary tract, says Ian Udell, MD, a urologic surgeon at the Beacon Clinic in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

There will be approximately 82,290 new cases of bladder cancer in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. About 62,420 of these cases will be men, and 19,870 women.

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) can be stage 0 or stage I. Stage 0 means you have cancer cells in the inner layer of your bladder lining but not the bladder wall.

Bladder cancer affects approximately 83,000 Americans each year, yet remains one of the most overlooked forms of cancer despite having excellent survival rates when caught early.

Bladder cancer affects over 52,000 men and women in the United States on an annual basis, and more than 12,000 people die each year from this disease. It is the fourth most common cancer in men in ...

A “game-changer” study claims bladder cancer patients given an immunotherapy drug are a third less likely to see disease come back and are more likely to survive. Patients with advanced ...

Bladder cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the bladder. Signs & Symptoms These are signs of bladder cancer: Blood in the urine (slightly rusty to bright red in color) ...

The prognosis is generally good. A person who receives a diagnosis of bladder cancer in the earliest stage, before it has started to spread, has a 95% chance of living for at least another 5 years.

Bladder cancer starts when the cells lining the inside of the urinary bladder grow abnormally and form tumors. The most common symptom of bladder cancer is blood in the urine, but it can also ...