Dr. Nicholas Franco, MD, Explains Bladder Tumors and Bladder Cancers: Differences, Causes, and Treatments
Michigan, US, 11th June 2024, ZEX PR WIRE, Dr. Nicholas Franco MD, a retired urologist with a career spanning Montreal, New Orleans, and Southwest Florida, provides an in-depth explanation of bladder tumors and cancers. He is expounding the difference between superficial bladder tumors, bladder cancer, and Carcinoma in situ (CIS), as well as their causes and treatment options.
Dr. Franco states that bladder cancer typically begins in the urothelial cells that line the inside of the bladder. These cells, he says, are also found in the kidneys and the tubes (ureters) that connect the kidneys to the bladder, though urothelial cancer is more prevalent in the bladder. Superficial bladder cancer, also known as non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, Dr. Franco adds, accounts for about 75 percent o...