How to determine bladder cancer

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These two days, my elder brother always told me that he was very sick. I asked him to go to the hospital for examination, but he was not in a hurry. Today, I forced him to come to the hospital. After the doctor checked his body, he secretly told me that he had bladder cancer. I was very sad. Today, I'd like to talk about how to determine bladder cancer.

How to determine bladder cancer

First, regardless of the biopsy results, each patient must undergo X-ray examination of the upper urinary tract, namely abdominal plain film and intravenous urography, to confirm that there is no tumor in the kidney and ureter, because these two parts are not visible under cystoscope.

Second: you may also need to check your heart again, such as an electrocardiogram or echocardiography, especially when your doctor decides to have a biopsy under anesthesia or to have a tumor removed in the operating room. If these tests are abnormal, you need to be further evaluated by a cardiologist.

Third: in addition, some patients, especially those over 50 years old or smoking, need chest X-ray examination before anesthesia. Finally, patients with suspected advanced bladder cancer need to do abdominal and pelvic CT to evaluate whether the tumor invades the bladder and judge whether there is lymph node enlargement.

matters needing attention

With the development of medical technology, we don't talk about cancer any more, because many cancers can be cured by surgery or chemotherapy. My elder brother plans to use this method of operation. If it is not a malignant cancer, it will be basically cured after the operation.