Actos Lawsuit: Bladder cancer primarily affects people between the ages of 50 and 75, and more often men than women, and more Caucasians than African Americans, Hispanics, or Asians. Smokers, former smokers, and people whose jobs expose them to certain chemicals or environmental toxins are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer. Family members of [...]
Actos Lawsuit: Caucasians constitute the group at highest risk for developing this form of cancer, followed by African Americans. For reasons that are not yet known, fewer Asians develop bladder cancer. U.S. government statistics show that about 40.3 per 100,000 Caucasian men and 9-9 per 100,000 Caucasian women will be diagnosed with bladder cancer compared [...]
Actos Lawsuit: A strong muscle somewhat like a rubber band encircles your bladder and keeps the urethra tightly closed until nerves in the bladder signal you that the bladder is full and it is time to urinate. Urinary problems include the inability to retain the urine in the normal fashion or to void urine from [...]
Actos Lawsuit: Bladder cancer primarily affects people between the ages of 50 and 75, and more often men than women, and more Caucasians than African Americans, Hispanics, or Asians. Smokers, former smokers, and people whose jobs expose them to certain chemicals or environmental toxins are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer. Family members of [...]
Actos Lawsuit News – 3/5/2012: If you were prescribed Actos and have suffered negative side effects, please contact us today so that we can put you in touch with an attorney to advise you of your legal rights. Actos Lawsuit: The bladder is a hollow organ nestled in the lower abdomen that serves as a [...]
Actos Lawsuit News 2/14/2012: Did you take Actos? Please contact us today if you took Actos and later experienced harmful side effects. We will connect you with a lawyer that is experienced in complex litigation that may be able to help you recover monetary damages. Actos Lawsuit: The urinary bladder is a hollow, balloon-like organ [...]
Actos Lawsuit : Cancer, including bladder cancer, develops because of changes in the DNA of a normal cell. DNA can be damaged by chemical exposures such as cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals, chemotherapy, and so forth. (See Questions 10 and 11.) Environmental exposures such as these are called risk factors. Risk factors do not exactly cause [...]
Actos Lawsuit : From 1998 to 2000, the median age at diagnosis was 63 years of age. 90% of patients were 55 years of age and older at the time of diagnosis. The chance of a man developing bladder cancer at any time during his life is about 1 in 27, whereas it is 1 [...]
Actos Lawsuit : A continent urinary reservoir can be reconstructed using small or large bowel. Unlike noncontinent diversions, larger segments (up to 60 cm [2 feet]) of bowel are configured into a pouch that can store urine. There are two main types of continent diversions: orthotopic and continent-cutaneous. An orthotopic continent diversion is one in [...]
Actos Lawsuit : With a new diagnosis of bladder cancer, several tests need to be completed. Initially, your urine may be sent to a pathologist, who looks for the presence of cancer cells. Then, imaging of your body using a CT or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis and an x-ray or CT of your [...]