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Bladder Cancer

There is hope, innovation and support available for those with bladder here at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Bladder cancer is the 4th most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and 9th in women.

Patient Care and Treatment
The Bladder Cancer Program follows a team approach to diagnosing and treating those with bladder cancer. Our patients have their situation discussed not only by our urologic oncologists and surgeons, but also by experts in radiation oncology and pathology -- as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants who specialize in the treatment of bladder cancer. By having everyone involved, a personalized treatment plan is developed. All of this takes place in our Multidisciplinary Urologic Oncology Clinic.

The surgical team has expertise in robotic cystectomy and neobladders for bladder cancer. In addition, the program's urologists have expertise in minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted surgery. Learn more about robotic surgery by visiting the Robotic Surgery webpage on the UofMHealth.org website.

The urologic oncology clinic team meets weekly to go over x-ray images, pathology reports and patient history to determine the best treatment option for you. Treatments may include:

• Repeat bladder scraping to assure that all of the cancer in the bladder is removed
• Injecting chemotherapy into the bladder to help prevent bladder cancer recurrence
• Surgically removing the bladder - including robotic
• Delivering intravenous chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy

Support
Since our program is part of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, our patients have access to Patient/Family Support Services. To fully understand what this means, please take time to visit the For Cancer Center Patients area of this website. We outline the services available to our patients at every point in their care.

Make an appointment/referral

To make an appointment, please call 734-647-8903. If you would like to refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555. For more information, visit our Make an Appointment web page.

Still have questions?

The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.

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