Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer refers to several types of malignant growths of the urinary bladder. It is a cancer in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder. The bladder is a hollow muscular organ that stores urine, being located in the pelvis. The most common type of bladder cancer begins in cells lining the inside of the bladder and is called urothelial cell carcinoma or transitional cell carcinoma (TCC).
Treatment
Treatment options will depend on the degree of disease progression. Surgery may be of three types: transurethral resection (when the physician removes the entire tumor during the examination-called cystoscopy see above under Diagnostics), cistotectomia segmented (removal of a portion of the bladder) or cistotectomia radical (complete removal of the bladder, the subsequent construction of a new body to store urine). After removal of the tumor, the physician can administer chemotherapy to eliminate cancer cells that may have fallen into the bloodstream.
Another alternative is radiation therapy, which may be internal or external (introduced into the body by injections of radioactive seeds). Chemotherapy also may be systemic (as ingested drugs or injected into the vein) or intravesical (bladder applied directly through a tube inserted through the urethra).
Prevention
Diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fats, especially those of animal origin, are the basis of a healthy life and should be kept away by whoever factors that may facilitate the development of various cancers. White men and elderly are the group most likely to develop this cancer. Smoking can increase the risk of a person having bladder cancer.