Even though surgery is commonly used to remove solid tumors, some patients are unable or unwilling to undergo the operation. In such cases, doctors rely on other forms of treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation. Recently published research found that radiation therapy controlled invasive bladder cancer about as well as surgery. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Huddart RA, et al. Randomized noninferiority trial of reduced high-dose volume versus standard volume radiation therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: results of the BC2001 trial (CRUK/01/004). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Oct 1;87(2):261-9. PMID: 23958147
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