Bladder Cancer Stages
Bladder Cancer Staging :
There are different stages in which the bladder cancer is divided. The greater the stage number, the more advanced is the cancer. The following system of staging the bladder cancer is used internationally to stage the bladder cancer and devise a proper treatment plan.
Stage 0 – This is the most initial stage of bladder cancer. The cases that are diagnosed in this stage are easily curable and donot show any signs of spread. The outlook of this stage is the best.
In this stage the cancer has just started forming and are mainly present in the internal superficial layer of the bladder.
Stage 1 – In this stage the cancerous cells have well spread throughout the internal surface of the bladder and are starting to spread to the outer wall of the bladder by penetrating the bladder. Although the cancerous cells have started penetrating the bladder, yet they are still not through the muscle layer of the bladder.
Stage 2 – In this stage the cancerous cells have already started penetrating through the muscular layer of the bladder.
Stage 3 – In this stage the cancerous cells have already penetrated through the muscle layer of the bladder and are now spreading to the nearby lymph nodes and surrounding tissue. This is considered to be an advanced stage of bladder cancer.
Stage 4 – In this stage the bladder cancer cells have spread to distant lymph nodes and some parts of the abdomen and the pelvic wall.
There are different stages in which the bladder cancer is divided. The greater the stage number, the more advanced is the cancer. The following system of staging the bladder cancer is used internationally to stage the bladder cancer and devise a proper treatment plan.
Stage 0 – This is the most initial stage of bladder cancer. The cases that are diagnosed in this stage are easily curable and donot show any signs of spread. The outlook of this stage is the best.
In this stage the cancer has just started forming and are mainly present in the internal superficial layer of the bladder.
Stage 1 – In this stage the cancerous cells have well spread throughout the internal surface of the bladder and are starting to spread to the outer wall of the bladder by penetrating the bladder. Although the cancerous cells have started penetrating the bladder, yet they are still not through the muscle layer of the bladder.
Stage 2 – In this stage the cancerous cells have already started penetrating through the muscular layer of the bladder.
Stage 3 – In this stage the cancerous cells have already penetrated through the muscle layer of the bladder and are now spreading to the nearby lymph nodes and surrounding tissue. This is considered to be an advanced stage of bladder cancer.
Stage 4 – In this stage the bladder cancer cells have spread to distant lymph nodes and some parts of the abdomen and the pelvic wall.
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