My mum has just been diagnosed with invasive muscle bladder cancer. Surgery isn’t an option for her so she will be having radiotherapy when she is well.
What is the survival rate for this and how long potentially could we have her for?
I'm sorry to read about your mum. This must be a difficult time for you both, and I can appreciate you wanting to know more about what her survival rate might be.
Prognosis is really a question best answered by your mum's specialist team. This is because they are familiar with all her medical details and will know so much more about her individual situation. Doctors base their assessment of someone's outlook/prognosis on their experience of looking after other patients with the same cancer. This will vary to a degree, depending on a person’s age, extent of their cancer, their general health and their response to cancer treatments.
We do have some information on our website about survival rates However I do not think this gives you the best idea on your mum's outlook. This is because it is not about her, it is based upon past studies. Statistics are not detailed enough to say what will happen to an individual person as cancer can behave differently in each person so you cannot predict with any accuracy what will happen. You can see our information on bladder cancersurvival rates on our website.
I hope this is of some use. Give us a ring if you would like to talk anything over. The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.
