Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer care at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic doctors provide expert care for people with bladder cancer. At Mayo Clinic, you have access to:

Surgeons who are specially trained to treat bladder cancers. The Mayo Clinic urologists who treat bladder cancer have additional training and specialize in this area of surgery. Their expertise and specialization ensure that you get treatment tailored to fit your needs.
The latest in bladder cancer treatment. Mayo Clinic makes extensive use of the newest technology to improve chances for positive outcomes. If invasive cancer requires bladder removal surgery (cystectomy), Mayo Clinic surgeons are skilled in advanced techniques, such as robotic surgery and surgery to form a new bladder (neobladder reconstruction).
A full range of treatment options. Mayo Clinic doctors work with you to review all of your treatment options and choose treatment that fits your needs and goals. The range of treatments offered to people with bladder cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and radiation therapy.
A comprehensive cancer center. Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center meets the strict standards for a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. These standards recognize scientific excellence and a multispecialty approach focused on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Cutting-edge research that improves care. Mayo Clinic specialists are actively involved in research designed to improve care for people with bladder cancer. This gives you a chance to enroll in clinical trials to try the latest treatment innovations. Learn more about clinical trials at Mayo Clinic.

The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories

Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients.

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Expertise and rankings

The world-class experts at Mayo Clinic offer an integrated team approach to bladder cancer care:

Collaboration. At Mayo Clinic, urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and other specialists work as a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care for people with bladder cancer. Your care team is prepared with the knowledge and resources to provide you with the care you need.
Expertise. Mayo Clinic is a leader in bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment, including urologic research, surgery and other treatments.

Mayo Clinic surgeons pioneered many of the procedures used to treat bladder cancers today. They include robotic cystectomy; robotic urinary diversion and neobladder reconstruction; intravesical therapy at the time of bladder tumor removal; use of hexaminolevulinate and blue light imaging techniques to visualize bladder tumors; and development and commercialization of bladder tumor marker tests, including fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), to detect and diagnose bladder cancer.
Experience. Mayo Clinic doctors have extensive experience caring for people with bladder cancer. Each year, thousands of people with bladder cancer seek care at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked as the top hospital in Minnesota and Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, is ranked as the top hospital in Arizona.

Locations, travel and lodging

Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.

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Costs and insurance

Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.

In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.

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Please contact your insurance company to verify medical coverage and to obtain any needed authorization prior to your visit. Often, your insurer's customer service number is printed on the back of your insurance card.

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