Living with bladder cancer
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Last reviewed: 23 Sept 2025
Next review due: 23 Sept 2028
Coping with bladder cancer can be difficult. There are things you can do to help, and people who can support you practically and emotionally.
You might need some care and support at home due to bladder cancer or its treatment.
Your treatment options depend on the stage, type and grade of your bladder cancer. Treatments include surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Bladder cancer starts in the inner lining of the bladder. The bladder stores urine (wee) and is in the lower part of your tummy.
Bladder cancer is cancer that starts in the lining of the bladder. The bladder is part of the urinary system, which filters waste products out of your blood and makes urine. Find out about the symptoms, how you are diagnosed, treatment, living with bladder cancer and follow up.
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