Ureteral Cancer Treatment

Ureteral cancer is a the formation of abnormal cells or tumors in one of your ureters, the narrow tubes that carries urine from your kidneys to your bladder. The type of treatment for ureteral cancer varies depending on what sort of cells are causing the cancer, how large the affected area is and what stage or progression the cancer has reached.

Function

• To treat ureteral cancer, doctors develop treatment plans aimed to destroy or remove the cancer cells.

Identification

• Surgery is one of the more common treatments for urethral cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute. Ofter treatments like chemotherapy or biological therapy that boosts your body's own immune system may be used to target remaining cells after surgery.

Types of Surgery

• To treat ureteral cancer, doctors have the option of removing just the tumor, a section of the ureter, the entire ureter or a ureter and the kidney to which it attaches. In some cases, doctors have the ability to use lasers to perform the surgery, making it minimally invasive and easier to recover from, according to Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Prognosis

• If the cancer has not spread into distant locations in your body or into the lining on the inside of your pelvis, treatment for ureteral cancer is likely to be successful, according to the Merck Medical Manual.

Considerations

• Some patients with ureteral cancer choose to participate in clinical trials and studies to test new procedures, treatment methods and drugs for the cancer. The overall success and safety of these trials cannot be predicted.