Different types of treatment options are available for patients with bladder cancer. There are four types of standard treatment used, which include, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and biologic therapy. There are also clinical trials in the process, which is a research study that helps improve the current standard treatments. The first standard treatment option is surgery. There are four types of surgery procedures that may be done. Transurethral resection is he most common surgical procedure. This procedure is done with a cytoscope, which is a thin lighted tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra. A tool with a small wire loop on the end is used to remove the cancer. After the tumor is removed, any remaining cancer can be treated
