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Help with understanding your bladder cancer appointment

Your urology team and specialist nurse can explain your results, the choices available and the next steps. Ask them to show you on the model what your results mean.

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If you feel unwell during or after treatment, use the 24-hour number your hospital team gave you. Otherwise call NHS 111. In an emergency, call 999.

Your urology team and specialist nurse can explain your results, the choices available and the next steps. Keep your nurse’s name and direct number somewhere easy to find.

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Words you may hear

Cystoscopy
A test using a thin camera passed into the bladder through the urethra.
TURBT
Transurethral resection of bladder tumour: removing a tumour from inside the bladder, through a camera.
Non-muscle-invasive
A tumour that has not grown into the muscle wall (Ta, Tis or T1).
Muscle-invasive
A tumour that has grown into the muscle wall or beyond (T2 to T4).
BCG
A treatment put into the bladder that helps the body’s defences attack cancer cells in the lining.
Cystectomy
An operation to remove the bladder.
Urostomy (ileal conduit)
An opening on the tummy where urine drains into a bag, through a short piece of bowel.

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The explorer is a simplified illustration for a conversation with your team. It cannot interpret your report, diagnose cancer, stage it or tell you which treatment is right.