In my blog, you have probably detected that I seem to stress early diagnosis and intervention for bladder cancer leads to a higher survival rate.
I am finding more and more people who are reluctant to do anything speedily after receiving a diagnosis of “you have cancer”.
This is perfectly understandable as that person is in […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Neil
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When urinary tract cancer spreads, the original tumor sheds cancer cells that travel through the bloodstream and lymph system to other parts of the body. Secondary sites, new tumors, begin to grow. The distance that the cancer spreads from the original Primary site depends on many factors.
Have you been diagnosed and are you receiving treatment.
Depends […]
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Neil
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Bladdercheck, a urine test has been approved by the FDA for the diagnosis of bladder cancer.
Previous Post on this topic.
The NMP22 BladderChek Test is a painless and non-invasive test, performed on a single urine sample, that detects elevated levels of NMP22 protein.
Healthy individuals generally have very small amounts of NMP22 protein in the urine. However, […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Neil
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