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What is Bladder Cancer?
Bladder cancer is cancer which forms in tissues of the bladder
About 90 percent of bladder cancer is transitional cell carcinoma or cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder. Other types include squamous cell carcinoma or cancer that begins in thin, flat cells and adenocarcinoma or cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids.
What are the different stages for bladder cancer?
Stage 0 (zero) is least serious. The cancer is growing in the inner lining layer of the bladder only. Early stage bladder cancer is frequently curable.
Stage I – Cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes. Cancer has grown into the layer of connective tissue under the lining layer of the bladder but has not reached the layer of muscle in the bladder wall.
Stage II - Cancer has not spread to lymph nodes or to distant sites. The cancer has grown into the thick muscle layer of the bladder wall, but it has not passed completely through the muscle to reach the layer of fatty tissue that surrounds the bladder.
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Stage III – Cancer may have also spread into the prostate, uterus, or vagina but not the lymph nodes. Cancer has grown completely through the bladder into the layer of fatty tissue surrounding the bladder.
Stage IV - Cancer has grown through the bladder wall and into the pelvic or abdominal wall. This is the most advanced and most serious stage.
