Can bladder tumors be cured?

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the fast-paced development of work and life, and the irregularity of daily diet and rest, the body begins to slowly fail to keep up with the rhythm, and diseases follow. The incidence of tumor diseases is also increasing year by year, such as bladder tumors, a relatively common urinary system tumor. Many patients are concerned about whether bladder tumors can be cured? Let us analyze it together.

For most patients, bladder tumors are completely curable. Low-grade, superficial bladder tumors are, in a sense, curable when the tumor has been completely removed. Unfortunately, bladder tumors are prone to recurrence. Even though the tumor has been completely removed, new tumors may grow in the original or new location. Therefore, regular follow-up examinations are required after surgery. Most recurring tumors that are discovered early are still curable.

For patients whose tumors have invaded the muscular layer of the bladder, cure is possible. The surgeon removes part or all of the bladder. If the tumor is completely removed, you can also say that you are cured. Surgery can cure 80% of bladder tumors that are confined to the bladder. Unfortunately, we cannot know whether the tumor has been completely removed. The surgeon cannot know whether cancer cells have left the bladder under the microscope. In patients who are suspected of this situation, such as tumors appearing at the edge of the removed tissue, further postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy can increase the chances of curing the tiny tumor lesions that remain in the body. Patients with locally advanced bladder tumors can only achieve a cure rate of 20%-30% with surgery alone. In order to make sure that the tumor has not recurred, regular follow-up by a urologist after surgery is important.

Finally, even if the tumor has metastasized, the patient may be cured. The combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy can currently cure a small number of such patients, and the cure rate is getting higher and higher. Most patients are more sensitive to chemotherapy in the early stages of treatment, but for such patients, it is difficult to say when he is cured. It is still important to follow up with X-rays, CT, cystoscopy, and urine cytology within a few years after treatment.