Bladder cancer - European Society for Medical Oncology
Bladder cancer - European Society for Medical Oncology
Bladder cancer - European Society for Medical Oncology
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Table of contents<br />
Definition of bladder <strong>cancer</strong> .................................................................................................................... 3<br />
Is bladder <strong>cancer</strong> frequent? .................................................................................................................... 4<br />
What causes bladder <strong>cancer</strong>? ................................................................................................................. 5<br />
How is bladder <strong>cancer</strong> diagnosed? .......................................................................................................... 7<br />
What is IT important to know to define the optimal treatment? ........................................................... 9<br />
What are the treatment options? ......................................................................................................... 12<br />
What are the possible side effects of the treatments? ......................................................................... 16<br />
What happens after the treatment? ..................................................................................................... 19<br />
Definitions of difficult words ................................................................................................................. 21<br />
This text was written by Dr. An Billiau, Celsus <strong>Medical</strong> Writing, LLC (<strong>for</strong> RCT) and reviewed by Dr. Svetlana Jezdic (ESMO), Pr.<br />
Joaquim Bellmunt (ESMO), and Pr. Louis Denis (Stoma‐Ilco, Europa Uomo on behalf of the ESMO Cancer Patient Working<br />
Group).<br />
<strong>Bladder</strong> <strong>cancer</strong>: a guide <strong>for</strong> patients‐ In<strong>for</strong>mation based on ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines ‐v.2012.1 Page 2<br />
This document is provided by Reliable Cancer Therapies with the permission of ESMO.<br />
The in<strong>for</strong>mation in this document does not replace a medical consultation. It is <strong>for</strong> personal use only and cannot be modified,<br />
reproduced or disseminated in any way without written permission from ESMO and Reliable Cancer Therapies.
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