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What Is Urethral Cancer?
Battling a progressive disease begins with being armed with essential information.
Urine, the body's primary means of eliminating excess water and waste substances, moves from the bladder through a tube called the urethra. In men, the urethra goes through the prostate and the penis. In women, the tube is shorter and ends just above the vaginal opening. If you have urethral cancer, cells in the area mutate and grow uncontrollably. Urethral cancer is rare, occurring more often in men than in women.
Urethral Cancers We Treat at New Hope Unlimited
There are three types of urethral cancer, including:
Squamous cell carcinoma
In women, urethral squamous cell carcinoma begins in the part of the tube near the bladder. In men, it develops in the cells lining the urethra in the penis.
Transitional cell carcinoma
In transitional cell carcinoma, cancer cells grow near the urethral opening in women. In men, they proliferate where the tube passes through the prostate.
Adenocarcinoma
In this malignant disease, cancerous cells begin to grow in the glands around the urethra in both women and men.
Urethral Cancer Symptoms
Never ignore the following signs of urethral cancer:
- Difficult or painful urination
- An interrupted flow of urine (stops and goes)
- Increased urge to urinate, especially at night
- Lack of control over urination (incontinence)
- Blood in the urine
- A lump or thickness in the perineum or penis
- Swelling in the groin
- Unintended weight loss
- Fatigue or constant lack of energy
If you have persistent symptoms, schedule a meeting with your doctor immediately.
Urethral Cancer Causes
Doctors do not know the specific causes of urethral cancer. However, certain factors may increase a man or woman’s risk, including:
- Increasing age
- Tobacco smoking
- Personal or family history of bladder cancer
- Having conditions that cause chronic inflammation in the urethra, including:
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Frequent urinary tract infections
Not everyone without risk factors is immune to urethral cancer. Conversely, people who have risk factors will not always develop the disease. It is important to speak with your doctor if you think you may be at risk.
Diagnostic Tests for Urethral Cancer
Early diagnosis is key to improving your Urethral Cancer prognosis and life expectancy. Your doctor may recommend the following procedures to detect Urethral Cancer:
- Physical exam and history
- Pelvic exam
- Digital rectal exam
- Urine cytology
- Urinalysis
- Blood chemistry studies
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Computed tomography (CT) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
- Ureteroscopy
- Urethrography
- Biopsy
Why Choose Us for Alternative Urethral Cancer Treatments?
When you come to New Hope Unlimited for urethral cancer care, you are the focus of our entire treatment center. Our team, which includes gastroenterologists and surgical oncologists, as well as a specially trained support staff, will work hand-in-hand to provide comprehensive and personalized care at every step. In addition, we address urethral cancer with leading-edge technology and techniques, many of which are unavailable at most cancer treatment facilities.
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Our Approach
Advanced Treatments for Urethral Cancer
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Personal Care
Patient SatisfactionOur Patient-Centric Medical Facilities
At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. What specific treatments does New Hope offer?
Click here to learn about our unique combination of conventional and alternative treatments for over 200 cancer types, including urethral cancer.
2. Can alternative cancer treatments help manage pain?
New Hope Unlimited understands that pain is a common symptom of cancer. If chronic pain is a problem in your case, we specialize in pain management techniques that can usually control cancer-related discomfort.
3. Is New Hope a team of certified doctors or alternative medicine practitioners?
The medical team at New Hope Unlimited consists of certified doctors who additionally practice alternative treatments for urethral cancer.
4. Can insurance cover these treatments?
Since we represent an emerging or non-conventional area of medicine, insurance coverage for holistic treatment programs is generally not accepted by most insurance carriers.
