There are several ways to do this. This procedure is sometimes called an ostomy or urostomy. Newer methods use a part of the small intestine to make a new storage pouch that is connected to the remaining part of the urethra if it has not been removed. Urine then passes out of the body through the urethra, and a stoma is not necessary. It is a local therapy that only affects cancer cells in the treated area.
Chemotherapy is treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment, meaning that the drugs flow through the bloodstream to nearly every part of the body to kill cancerous cells. Biological Therapy is the use of materials made by the body itself or made synthetically in a laboratory to boost, direct, or restore the body's natural defenses against disease. Photodynamic Therapy is a new type of treatment that uses special drugs and light to kill cancer cells. A drug that makes cancer cells more sensitive to light is put into the bladder, and a special light is then used to shine light on the bladder. This therapy is being studied for treatment of early stages of bladder cancer.