Monday, July 28, 2014

Progress On Bladder Cancer Research

By Miranda Sweeney


Bladder is simply hollow organ located in the lower abdomen. It is usually stores urine. This is waste produced when kidneys filters blood. Bladder cancer starts from the inside layer and eventually grows into walls of the bladder. This has claimed many lives leading to bladder cancer research.

At the moment, impressive research is being conducted by very many institutions. These include universities and medical institutions among other institutions from all parts of the world. One ongoing research is on creating an understanding on genetic changes found in it. Scientist have gone further and differentiated the differences found between cancer causing cells as well as the normal cells.

They also want to learn the influence of these differences in making these cells grow abnormally too much and spread to other various parts of human body. The research has found various changes in genetic material of cell that cause this tumor. The challenge now is determine whether these changes in DNA can help to predict the outlook of patients that might be affecting treatment.

Position emission tomography scan. This is an ongoing research that indicates that a PET scan can possibly find the spread of tumor better MRL or even CT. PET scan is able to create pictures of tissues and organs inside the body. It requires the injection of a small radioactive sugar substance in a body of patient. This sugar will be taken up by those cells that normally use more energy. Cancer will absorb more of the radioactive substance since it usually uses energy a lot more actively. The scanner detects this substance and will produce pictures. These images will show the inner part of the body.

Urine tests also are carried out in attempt to investigate presence of tumor. The major objective of these tests basically is to shoe any presence a substance that can be of great help in establishing a person with this tumor. The tests are majorly aimed at diagnosing cancer. Another important reason is to search for cases of patients who suffer from this tumor even after first treatment.

Further research is conducted to help reduce incidences of occurring back to a patient for a second time after treatment. The main risk of someone who has had this ailment would be development of different type of it within the bladder or other parts within urinary tract.

Studies want to establish if this risk can be reduced by use of a drug, certain foods or even any dietary supplements. Researchers also want to see if newer types of vaccines can boost the immune system of a body and probably lower the risk of the tumor coming back for a second time.

In conclusion, a targeted therapy research is being conducted. This is a treatment that focuses on specific genes, tissue environment and proteins that are known to aid the survival as well as growth of it. This way, such kind of treatment will try to block any spread of the cancer cells. At the same time, it will limit damage that can be caused to normal cells. There is a likely that this therapy can be successful in the attempt of treating this tumor.




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