What is bladder cancer?
Bladder is the organ of the body where urine is stored before being expelled through urination. There are several types of bladder cancer:
* Transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally makes the lining of the bladder) is the most common.
Paving * cancer is cancer that begins in thin, flat cells.
* Adenocarcinoma is a cancer that begins in cells that make mucus and other latefluids.
Cells that cause squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma up the inner wall of the bladder and is caused by chronic irritation and inflammation.
The tumor cells within the bladder is called superficial bladder cancer. The doctor may call carcinoma in situ. This type of bladder cancer often comes back after treatment. If the cancer returns, it is usually a superficial tumorbladder.
Cancer that begins as a superficial tumor may grow through the lining and wall of the bladder. When this happens, it is known as invasive cancer. " Invasive cancer can grow through blaaswand. Can also transform into nearby organs like the uterus or vagina of women or prostate in males. This type of invasive cancer can attack the stomach lining.
When cancer spreads from one to the other bodybody organs, the tumor again the same types of cells, the original tumor. That is, if cancer cells have developed lung cells attack the bladder cancer cells in the lungs are actually bladder. Lung cancer will be treated as bladder cancer lung cancer. Sometimes doctors call "new crops" distant disease.