Miscellaneous
What gender is more likely to get bladder cancer
Men
The most common way to treat bladder cancer
What is non-invasive cancer
Cancer has not spread past the inner lining
What system is the bladder in
Urinary
Most common cause
Smoking
Average age of a person diagnosed with bladder cancer
73
What type of treatment uses high-power x-ray beams to kill cancer
Center of the bladder
What connects the kidney to the bladder
Ureters
What symptom did my patient experience
Blood in urine
My support group's name
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
What is a cystectomy
Removal of bladder and surrounding organs
Most common type of bladder cancer
Urothelial Carcinoma
The main function of the bladder
Store and expel urine
True
Survival rate of bladder cancer that has not spread
96%
What does TURBT stand for
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor
What percent of bladder cancer cases are urothelial carcinoma
90%
What pressure range is normal for a full bladder
5-15 mmHg
Name of Patient
Lorraine
What are the two types of immunotherapy
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy
Most parasitic infection associated with squamous cell carcinoma
Schistosomiasis
What is the name of the smooth muscle in the body of the bladder
Detrusor muscle
What is a painful sensation when urinating called
Dysuria