A person may experience some pain and discomfort after bladder sling surgery. However, the pain should ease in a few days or weeks. People can consult a doctor if their pain is severe or worsens.

Robotic surgery for bladder cancer speeds recovery, reduces pain, and improves quality of life. It also significantly reduces risks such as blood clots and can preserve functions like sexual health.

Nearly 200,000 Americans are living with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC)—and after decades with few major advances, newly presented data may signal a turning point in how the disease is treated.

Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...

For years, Susan Johnstone, 53, lived with an embarrassing problem that threatened to take away the activity she loved most: ...

Dr. Matthew Galsky spoke with CURE about the KEYNOTE-B15 trial results and their potential impact on muscle-invasive bladder cancer care. At the 2026 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, the ...

KEYNOTE-B15 compared perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab against neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy in cisplatin-eligible MIBC, using event-free survival as the primary endpoint.

A person may need surgery for bladder cancer to remove the tumor. A person may also need preoperative or postoperative treatments. Bladder cancer occurs when cells of the bladder start to grow out of ...