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Fortunately, it is also very treatable and a variety of bladder cancer treatment options - ranging from surgery to drug therapy - are available to patients. Bladder cancer can be hereditary. However, these symptoms can also indicate bladder infections, stones or benign tumors, so a medical diagnosis is necessary to rule out or confirm cancer of the bladder. These tests look for cancer cells as well as evidence of infection and other non-cancerous explanations of the symptoms.
A thin tube called a cystoscope is inserted into the bladder, allowing the physician to view and examine the bladder. The cystoscope can also take tissue samples for biopsy to determine whether cancer cells are present. External radiation therapy targets the cancer with bursts of radiation that kill the cancerous cells. Often, both external and internal radiation are used together.
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