Goal of Chemotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. The drugs used in chemotherapy are designed to attack and kill cells that divide quickly. Cancer cells divide more quickly than most cells in the body. This means that the drugs used in chemotherapy mainly affect cancer cells. However, they can also affect fast-growing normal cells, such as cells in the digestive tract or cells in the hair roots. This is why chemotherapy causes some side effects.