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Annually, more than 53,000 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer, the sixth most common cancer in the United States. The disease occurs more often in Caucasians and males than in other groups, and becomes more common with age.
Treatment has the highest success rate when bladder cancer is detected early. Cancer limited to the inner lining of the bladder, called superficial or "in situ" cancer, is the most treatable form of bladder cancer. About 75 percent of bladder cancers are detected at this early stage, when the survival rate is greater than 90 percent. Treatment becomes more difficult and survival rates decrease for patients whose cancer has spread beyond the bladder's inner lining. Additionally, because the bladder cancer recurrence rate is high, patients must continue regular screening tests following successful treatment.
Read more about Bladder Cancer at MayoClinic.com.
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