Outlook

The outlook for people with bladder cancer varies dramatically depending on the stage of the cancer at the time of diagnosis.

• Nearly 90% of people treated for superficial bladder cancer (Ta, T1, CIS) survive for at least five years after treatment.
  
  
• Only about 5% of people with metastatic bladder cancer survive for at least two years after diagnosis.
  
  
• Recurrent cancer indicates a more aggressive type and a poor outlook for long-term survival for patients with high-stage or high-grade bladder cancer. Recurrent low-grade superficial bladder cancer is rarely life threatening.

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