Bladder Cancer

In most cases of bladder cancer, it is caused by exposure to harmful substances, which lead to abnormal changes in the bladder’s cells over many years.
Tobacco smoke is a common cause and it’s estimated that more than 1 in 3 cases of bladder cancer are caused by smoking.
Lastly, contact with certain chemicals previously used in manufacturing is also known to cause bladder cancer. However, these substances have since been banned.

There are several symptoms of Bladder Cancer. These include:

• Blood in the urine
• Need to urinate on an urgent and more frequent basis
• Burning sensation while urinating
• Pelvic pain
• Bone Pain
• Weight Loss
• Swelling on the legs

The following are the list of procedures to diagnose bladder cancer:

• A urinalysis
• Internal Examination
• A cystoscopy
• A Biopsy
• CT Scans and X-ray
• Intravenous Pyelogram

Your treatment will be based upon your stage of the cancer and the symptoms you’re experiencing.

Treatment for Stage 1 Bladder Cancer:
It will include surgery to remove the tumour from the bladder. You will be exposed to chemotherapy and immunotherapy to attack the cancer cells.

Treatment for Stage 2 and Stage 3 Bladder Cancer:
The treatment for stage 2 and stage 3 bladder cancer include:

• Removal of the cancerous part of the bladder
• Removal of the whole bladder and surgery to create a new area for urine to pass out of the body
• Shrinking the tumour through chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation therapy.

Treatment for Stage 4 Bladder Cancer:

• chemotherapy without surgery to relieve symptoms and extend life
• radical cystectomy and removal of the surrounding lymph nodes, followed by a surgery to create a new way for urine to exit the body
• chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy after surgery to kill remaining cancer cells or to relieve symptoms and extend life
• clinical trial drugs

At Saudi German Hospital, our clinic of Urology is fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology followed by the latest foreign quality treatment procedures. Our expert and highly qualified team of doctors are an asset for the Saudi German Hospital. They will assist you and help you in every way possible.