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Can bladder cancer be cured?

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Transurethral resection (TURBT) is typically the first treatment for these cancers, but it is done to help determine the extent of the cancer rather than to try to cure it. If no other treatment is given, many patients will later get a new bladder cancer, which will often be more advanced. read more

For example, non-invasive bladder cancer often comes back in the bladder. The new cancer may be found either in the same site as the original cancer or at other sites in the bladder. These tumors are often treated the same way as the first tumor. read more

Bladder cancer can be cured completely when detected and treated at an early stage. It starts in the lining of the bladder and often spreads to the muscle wall of bladder where malignant cells are formed. Bladder cancer is a very common form of cancer. read more

If bladder cancer is caught and treated early enough with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, it can be cured nearly 98 percent of the time in the five years after treatment. But the longer it goes undiscovered and untreated, the chance for a cure drops swiftly. read more

The earlier bladder cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance for a cure. If bladder cancer is caught and treated early enough with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, it can be cured nearly 98 percent of the time in the five years after treatment. read more

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