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Bladder Cancer |
Cancer of the bladder; Malignant tumor of urinary bladder; Ureteral Cancer; Urinary Bladder Cancer |
Bladder cancer refers to any of several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow, muscular organ that stores urine; it is located in the lower abdomen. The most common type of bladder cancer begins in cells lining the inside of the bladder (epithelial cells) and is called transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). The greatest risk factor for bladder cancer is a genetic predisposition; ...
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- American Cancer Society
- American Foundation for Urologic Disease
- Artificial Sweeteners
- Atlas of the Body: The Urinary System (American Medical Association)
- Biological Therapies for Cancer
- Biological Therapy (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer (MayoClinic)
- Bladder Cancer (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bladder Cancer (Cleveland Clinic)
- Bladder Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Bladder Cancer (Medline Plus)
- Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
- Bladder Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer - Anatomical Drawings (American Urological Association)
- Bladder Cancer Home Page (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer Prevention, Genetics, Causes (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
- Bladder Cancer Research Funding Opportunities (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer Research Projects (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer Trial Results (National Cancer Institute)
- Bladder Cancer: Glossary (American Foundation for Urologic Disease)
- Bladder Cancer: Treatment Options by Stage (American Cancer Society)
- Bladder Cancer: What Happens After Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Bladder CancerTreatment - Patients (National Cancer Institute)
- Can Bladder Cancer Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Can Bladder Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Cáncer de células de transición de la pelvis renal y del uréter (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Cáncer de la vejiga (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Literature in PubMed (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Topic Searches: Urinary Tract Cancers (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- Cigarette Smoking and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bladder Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Ureteral Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Urethral Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Cystoscopy [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Do We Know What Causes Bladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- Etapa del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas (National Cancer Institute)
- Find a Urologist (American Urological Association)
- Finding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- Genetics Home Reference: Bladder cancer (Genetics Home Reference)
- Genitourinary (GU) SPOREs (National Cancer Institute)
- Hematuria (Blood in the Urine) (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- How Is Bladder Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Bladder Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Bladder Cancer Treated? (American Foundation for Urologic Disease)
- Immunogene: Bladder Cancer Vaccine (Cleveland Clinic)
- Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
- Intravenous Pyelogram [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Kidney and Bladder Cancers Progress Review Group (National Cancer Institute)
- Kidneys and Urinary Tract (Nemours Foundation)
- Laparoscopic Surgery in Urology (Cleveland Clinic)
- Lasers in Cancer Treatment
- Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
- National Cancer Institute
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- NCI Designated Cancer Centers (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Tratamiento-Pacientes: Cáncer de células de transición de la pelvis renal y del uréter (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Tratamiento-Pacientes: Cáncer de la Uretra (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Tratamiento-Pacientes: Cáncer de la Vejiga (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Urethral Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
- Radiography-Intravenous Pyelogram (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Search for Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Snapshot of Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File
- State of the Science: Genitourinary Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
- Tumor Markers
- Understanding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- Urethral Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Urinary Bladder: U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns (National Cancer Institute)
- Urinary Bladder: U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns (National Cancer Institute)
- Urodynamic Testing (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Urologic Diseases Dictionary [Easy-to-Read] (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Bladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Bladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is Bladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Bladder Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What You Need To Know About Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need to Know about Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know About Bladder Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know Aboutâ„¢ Bladder Cancer (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- What's New in Bladder Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Your Urinary System and How It Works (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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