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At New Hope Medical Center we have found that many times symptoms may be improved and possibly reversed with our alternative treatment for bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is the most frequent malignant tumor of the urinary tract and usually occurs most commonly in the fifth through seventh decade. Bladder cancer usually forms in the urinary bladder from the cells that divide and grow in an uncontrolled way, causing a tumor on or within the bladder. Most bladder cancers are found on the trigone, posterior (back), and lateral (side) walls of the bladder.

Bladder Cancer Information:

It is believed that it takes many years for gradual change in bladder cells to produce a bladder cancer.

There are several different types of bladder cancers. Transitional cell carcinoma is the most common type and is approximately 90% of all bladder cancers. Other types of bladder cancers include squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas. Transitional cell carcinoma starts in the layer of cells that form the lining of the bladder and may present as a superficial, well-differentiated papillary tumor. Transitional cell carcinoma may also present as a highly invasive, poorly differentiated neoplasm. Squamous cell carcinoma is seen less frequently and may be associated with chronic irritation or parasitic infestation. Adenocarcinoma may occur as a primary bladder tumor, but spread from a bowel cancer.

Bladder Cancer Symptoms:

• Early symptoms may be painless.
• Hematuria- blood in the urine.
• Pyuria- pus in the urine.
• Dysuria- Painful or difficult urination.
• Burning
• Frequency
• Pain may occur with invasion, infection, or fixation of tumor onto the bladder.

Possible Risk Factors of Bladder Cancer:

The definite causes of bladder cancer are not always clear. The American Cancer Society Textbook of Clinical Oncology, 2nd Edition, page 318 states;

“Aniline dye used in the textile, rubber, and cable industries is an etiologic factor. There is a long latency period (6 to 20 years) from exposure until tumor transformation in humans. Beta-naphthylamine, 4-amino-diphenyl, and cigarette smoking is associated with a six-fold higher incidence of bladder tumor.”

Treatments depend on how far the cancer has spread, i.e. how much the tumor has spread into the wall of the bladder. The type of surgery to be performed, if needed, depends on how much the cancer has developed.

Bladder Cancer Glossary

Benign:not malignant; not recurrent; not cancerous.
Biopsy: the removal and examination of a small piece of tissue from the living body to determine if cancer cells are present.
Bladder: a musculomembranous sac that serves as a reservoir for urine.
Chemotherapy: a treatment for disease by using chemical agents.
Cystectomy: a resection (removal) of the bladder.
Cystoscope: a “telescope like” instrument used for visual examination to inspect the bladder.
Cystoscopy: A procedure which allows direct visual examination of the bladder using a cystoscope.
Frequency: the need to urinate more often than which is considered normal.
Invasive: involving puncture or growth of the bladder tumor into the bladder wall or elsewhere.
Malignancy: a cancerous growth which has the tendency to progress.
Metastatic: the transfer of a cancer from one organ to another.
Radiation: a treatment for disease using high-frequency ionizing radiation.
Transurethral resection (TUR): a procedure performed with an instrument passed through the urethra in order to remove abnormal tissue.
Tumor: a growth of tissue in which the division of cells is uncontrolled and progressive.

Case Studies from a Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

Case # 1 Patient is a 46 year old female who presents in July 2001 with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections, urinary frequency and urgency. She is a clerical office employee who gets no routine exercise, and drinks approximately 8 plus cups coffee daily. She never noticed any obvious blood in her urine but did have reduced capacity of bladder. She was treated with several different antibiotics including sulfa and Cipro. She developed some vague low back pain. In November 2001 a CT of Pelvis and Abdomen was performed revealing small lesions in left lobe of the liver and in the spleen. Also revealed was a large bladder tumor. A TUR of the bladder confirmed a grade 2/3 transitional cell carcinoma with muscle invasion. The patient was scheduled for a radical cystectomy with an ileal loop conduit. Preoperative staging included CT scans showing enlarged left ovary and a right external iliac node measuring 1 cm. The patient was taken to the operating room in December where exploratory laparotomy was performed. Pelvic lymph nodes were sent to pathology. Two of seven lymph nodes contained metastatic transitional cell carcinoma, the largest measuring 2.8 cm. A very large hard node was seen in the obturator fossa on the right. This was positive for metastatic transitional cell carcinoma, and the cystectomy was aborted.

After receiving treatment at New Hope, all CT scans of Pelvis and Abdomen have continued to show no evidence of metastatic disease

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DISCLAIMER: It is important to understand that as of today’s standard; only traditional medicine is known to be FDA approved. New Hope Medical Center does not make any stated or implied claims regarding results. The extent of the response to treatment varies from patient to patient, even those with a similar diagnosis due to the uniqueness of each patient’s internal body makeup.