The American Cancer Society estimates that 84,870 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2025 and 17,420 people will die of the disease. Learn more about treatments for bladder cancer.
Radiation therapy is extremely safe. There are multiple checks and balances throughout the entire radiation therapy process to ensure patients receive the safest, most effective radiation therapy treatment.
The application period for the 2025 ASTRO Survivor Circle Grant is now closed. Recipients will be notified in late May. The 2025 Survivor Circle Grant recipients will be recognized at the ASTRO Annual Meeting, September 27 - October 1, 2025, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco.
Immunotherapy is a type of drug or medication that can block the signals that cancer cells use to “hide” from our immune system. Blocking these signals allows the immune system to fight cancer in a very different way than other treatments like chemotherapy or radiation therapy, which directly damage cancer cells.