Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer

Facts About Bladder Cancer

• The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 69,000 new cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year.
• Bladder cancer is four times more common in men than in women. It is two times more common in Caucasians than African-Americans.
• The five-year survival rate for all types of bladder cancer is 80 percent. If the cancer is confined to the bladder (noninvasive), the five-year survival rate is 92 percent.