Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer, known in clinical shorthand as UBC, is a frequent tumour. A typical family doctor will diagnose two or three new cases a year. Because many of these patients go on to do well, a general practice ends up caring for a far larger group of people living with the disease than the yearly figures suggest.

The book distills what clinicians need to know about the condition into a compact, practical form. Its main readers are family physicians, specialist nurses and junior doctors who treat or look after people with UBC. Patients who want a clear grounding in their own diagnosis will also find it useful.

The final chapter looks ahead, covering prevention, detecting the disease earlier, refinements to established treatments and newer therapies still under development.