What is Urology cancer
Urologic cancers affect the organs and structures of the male and female urinary system and the male
reproductive system.
Types of Urology Cancer
Bladder cancer
Renal cancer
Testicular cancer
Penile cancer
Urethral cancer
Symptoms of Urology Cancer
- Bladder cancer affects the cells that line the urinary bladder, a small sac that
collects urine for excretion. Doctors diagnose close to 71,000 people in the United States with bladder
cancer each year.
- Renal (kidney) cancer forms in the small tubes that clean the blood of the kidneys.
Renal pelvis cancer is a rare form of this disease. It occurs in the part of the kidney that connects to
the bladder.
- Testicular cancer forms in a testis and accounts for only one percent of all cancers in
men.
- Penile cancer is rare. It affects the penis — the male reproductive organ, which is as a
part of the urinary system.
- Urethral cancer occurs in the urethra, the tube that conducts urine from the bladder to
the outside of the body. In men, the urethra travels through the penis; it also carries semen. Urethral
cancer is rare, and it occurs more often in men than in women.
