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Bladder cancer is a malignant tumor within the bladder. In the United States, bladder cancers usually start from the cells lining the bladder (transitional cells. These tumors may be classified based on their growth pattern: Papillary tumorshave a wart-like appearance and are attached to a stalk; Nonpapillary tumors are much less common, but they are more invasive and have a poorer prognosis.
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Bladder cancer is a disease in which the cells lining the urinary bladder lose the ability to regulate their growth and start dividing uncontrollably. This abnormal growth results in a mass of cells that form a tumor.
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Bladder cancer is a disease in which the cells lining the urinary bladder lose the ability to regulate their An immunofluorescent light micrograph of cells cultured from squamous carcinoma of the bladder. ( Photograph by Nancy Kedersha, Photo Researchers, Inc.
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Understanding Bladder CancerThe bladder is part of your urinary tract. The urinary tract rids your body of liquid waste.
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Bladder cancer is a disease in which the cells lining the urinary bladder lose the ability to regulate their growth and start dividing uncontrollably. This abnormal growth results in a mass of cells that form a tumor.
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Treating Bladder Cancer: RadiationRadiation is a way of treating cancer. Radiation uses beams of energy to destroy cancer cells.
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