How long can you live with advanced bladder cancer

How long can patients with advanced bladder cancer live? This is a question that most patients and their families are concerned about. However, the survival of patients with advanced bladder cancer mainly depends on whether the treatment method is appropriate and the patient's physical function. Whether the treatment method is appropriate is the most important factor affecting how long patients with advanced brain tumors can live. So, how long can patients with advanced bladder cancer live? Experts have given us a detailed introduction to this issue.

Most bladder tumors present painless gross hematuria or microscopic hematuria as the first symptom. Patients present with intermittent and full-time hematuria, sometimes accompanied by blood clots. Therefore, intermittent painless gross hematuria is clinically considered a typical symptom of bladder tumors. The amount of bleeding and the duration of hematuria are related to the malignancy, size, range and number of the tumor, but they are not necessarily proportional. Sometimes when gross hematuria occurs, the tumor is already very large or in the late stage; sometimes a very small tumor will cause a lot of hematuria. Because hematuria is intermittent, it is easy for patients to ignore it when hematuria stops, mistakenly believing that the disease has disappeared without further examination in a timely manner. When patients only present with microscopic hematuria, they are not discovered because they are not accompanied by other symptoms, and they often do not attract attention until gross hematuria occurs.

Early bladder tumors rarely cause urinary tract irritation symptoms. If the bladder tumor is accompanied by infection, or the tumor occurs in the trigone of the bladder, urinary tract irritation symptoms may appear earlier. In addition, we must be alert to bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination and urgency, which may indicate the possibility of bladder carcinoma in situ. Therefore, all patients with bladder irritation symptoms without evidence of infection should adopt active and comprehensive examination measures to ensure early diagnosis.

The treatment of advanced bladder cancer is an important factor affecting how long patients can live. Simple surgery is not enough to treat bladder cancer. Surgery can only remove solid tumors visible to the naked eye, but cannot prevent the metastasis of cancer cells or eliminate cancer cells in the blood. The main clinical treatments for advanced bladder cancer include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine.

Chemotherapy is the main chemotherapy method for advanced bladder cancer. It can shrink the tumor to a certain extent, but it will also increase toxicity and side effects as the treatment time increases. Therefore, chemotherapy drugs and chemotherapy time should be determined based on tumor relief, symptom relief, and treatment-related toxicity. Chemotherapy is usually combined with radiotherapy, which is more effective than radiotherapy or chemotherapy alone, but radiotherapy is not very suitable for patients with poor physical function.

Bladder cancer in the late stage often has multiple metastases, and the patient's immune function is low, so surgical treatment is limited. From the patient's own perspective, Chinese medicine treatment is the best choice to prolong the survival period while alleviating the patient's pain. Chinese medicine treatment does not use radical treatment methods. The medicine is mild and the patient can bear it. It has a good effect on suppressing tumors, and it improves the patient's immune function. The patient's own ability to resist tumors can be well restored. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine treatment for the treatment of bladder cancer in the late stage can give patients more treatment opportunities.

Establishing firm confidence and maintaining an optimistic mood are the keys to self-care and recovery from bladder cancer. Some patients cannot withstand the mental and physical blows after becoming ill, and they never recover from it, while others are optimistic, have the courage to face reality, and actively cooperate with doctors to take effective treatment measures to support themselves through the difficulties. Bladder cancer, like all cancers, requires a long period of treatment and recovery, and during the treatment process, it is prone to local recurrence and distant metastasis. The author once treated a patient with bladder cancer, and although local surgery was performed in time, the patient had repeated local recurrences within three years. Because the patient actively cooperated with the treatment, surgery, electrocautery, local infusion chemotherapy and other treatment methods were given, and he was finally clinically cured.

Patients must first build up confidence in defeating cancer and have the perseverance to fight against cancer. This is like participating in a marathon, which requires confidence and perseverance. When you overcome all difficulties, mobilize all your strength, and insist on running the entire course, victory will belong to you.

Therefore, for patients with advanced bladder cancer, time is very precious. They should adjust themselves to a happy mood, actively cooperate with treatment, believe in science, believe in doctors, believe in themselves, relieve themselves of their mental burden, and should not consider how long they can live. They should grasp every existing day, improve their quality of life, and better prolong their life.

The above is some knowledge about advanced bladder cancer that we have prepared for you today. We hope it will be helpful to you. If you have any other needs, you can also consult our online consulting experts. We are always here to answer your questions.

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