Fact Sheets

Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the bladder. Symptoms may include blood in the urine, lower back pain, and painful and frequent urination. Several treatment options are available including surgery, intravesical therapy, immunotherapy, targeted systemic therapy, traditional chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
Cancer that starts transitional cells in the renal pelvis and ureter, which are part of the upper urinary tract.
Diagnosing Kidney Disease
Yale Medicine has one of the country’s first renal (kidney) pathology labs and deep expertise in diagnosing the disease. Learn how this condition is diagnosed.
Urologic Cancers
Cancers of the urinary tract (or urologic cancers) is an umbrella term for cancers of the bladder, kidney, penis, prostate, and testicles. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Jelmyto®
An FDA-approved medication used to treat low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma, a rare type of cancer that affects 6,000 to 8,000 people in the United States every year.
Diagnosing Lupus Nephritis
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes rampant inflammation throughout the body; lupus nephritis is the diagnosis when the kidneys are involved.
Blood in the Urine (Hematuria)
Hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune therapy is a cancer treatment approach that uses the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells. Learn more about this treatment.
Telomere Research
Telomeres, which cap the ends of human chromosomes, may hold the key to understanding how humans age and develop diseases.