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Men and women discussing bladder cancer

This section is about cancer of the bladder. It includes the symptoms and causes of bladder cancer, tests, treatments for the different stages of bladder cancer, including treatment into the bladder, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and current research. There is information about living with bladder cancer, including coping with a urostomy (stoma), managing after surgery, and how treatment can affect your sex life.

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Press release: Cancer death rates over a third higher in men than women
Men are over 35 per cent more likely to die from cancer than women in the UK, according to a new report....
29 Jan 2013
News: Low awareness of bladder cancer is 'disappointing'
Most people have a poor understanding of the symptoms and causes of bladder cancer, according to new research from Actio...
1 May 2012
Press release: Adding chemo to radiotherapy halves risk of deadly bladder cancer returning
Bladder cancer patients given low doses of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy were nearly 50 per cent less likely t...
18 Apr 2012

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News: Trial success helps patients avoid radical bladder cancer surgery
Last week we reported on the success of a major bladder cancer trial, funded by Cancer Research UK. The practice-changin…
23 Apr 2012
News: News digest – landmark breast cancer study, bladder cancer, plain packaging of cigarettes, and more
A major Cancer Research UK study published this week could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer are diagnosed…
21 Apr 2012
News: Annual Review 2010/11 – Clinical trials: testing treatments that save lives
Since 1995, more than 100,000 patients have taken part in our treatment trials. In this final article selected from our…
3 Aug 2011
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