BLADDER CANCER IS A TYPE OF CANCER. THAT BEGINS MOST OFTEN IN THE CELLS. THAT LINE THE INSIDE OF THE BLADDER. MORE COMMO
BLADDER CANCER BY THE NUMBERS BLADDER CANCER I S T H E 9TH MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER I N W I T H 430,000 N E W C A S E S D I A G N O S E D A N D O V E R 165,000 D E A T H S I N 2 0 1 2 . WHAT IS BLADDER CANCER?
THE WORLD,
MEDIAN AGE
MORE COMMON IN MEN THAN WOMEN.
BLADDER CANCER IS A TYPE OF CANCER THAT BEGINS MOST OFTEN IN THE CELLS
X
THAT LINE THE INSIDE OF THE BLADDER.
TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA
90
%
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AT DIAGNOSIS
AT DEATH
OTHER TYPES INCLUDE: THE MAJORITY OF BLADDER CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED
OR UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA, ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY
4
73
SQUAMOUS CELL
AT AN EARLY STAGE, BUT RATES OF RECURRENCE AND
CARCINOMA
PROGRESSION ARE HIGH;
ADENOCARCINOMA
UP TO
SMALL CELL CARCINOMA SARCOMA
OF BLADDER CANCERS CASES.
BLADDER CANCER “HOT SPOTS”
78
% OF PATIENTS WILL EXPERIENCE RECURRENCE WITHIN 5 YEARS.
5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF ANNUAL NEW BLADDER CASES THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES VARY GLOBALLY,
BY REGION (THOUSANDS)
DEPENDING ON THE STAGE AND TYPE OF BLADDER CANCER.
