Blue light cystoscopy helps detect bladder cancers

Joseph Jacob, MD (photo by Jim Howe) Joseph Jacob, MD (photo by Jim
Howe) A new method of looking into the bladder allows doctors to
better spot cancers that may have previously gone undetected.
Upstate urologist A new method of looking into the bladder allows
doctors to better spot cancers that may have previously gone
undetected. Upstate urologist Joseph Jacob, MD Joseph Jacob, MD,
explains how bladder tumors can be diagnosed using "blue light
cystoscopy" in conjunction with traditional white light cystoscopy
-- the insertion of a thin, lighted tube into the bladder to allow
examination. He also discusses bladder cancer, which is most often
diagnosed in people in their 70s, and its treatment. The primary
early symptom of bladder cancer is blood in the urine., explains
how bladder tumors can be diagnosed using "blue light cystoscopy"
in conjunction with traditional white light cystoscopy -- the
insertion of a thin, lighted tube into the bladder to allow
examination. He also discusses bladder cancer, which is most often
diagnosed in people in their 70s, and its treatment. The primary
early symptom of bladder cancer is blood in the urine.