Bladder Cancer: Johns Hopkins Symptoms and Remedies PRINT
Bladder Cancer
Bladder cancer is the growth of malignant cells in the lining of the bladder. Often, more than one tumor is present at a time, and the cancer may spread into and through the wall of the bladder. The most frequent symptom of bladder cancer is painless hematuria (blood in the urine), although commonly there are no symptoms at all. Therefore, when symptoms of a bladder disorder do arise, they are most often due to other, less serious, conditions such as infections, benign prostate enlargement, or bladder stones. Bladder cancer is rare before the age of 40 and is more common among men.
- Blood in the urine.
- Difficult, frequent, or painful urination.
- Pain in the pelvic region.
- Feeling of pressure in the back.
- Persistent fever.
- Smoking is associated with an increased incidence of bladder cancer.
- Exposure to toxic chemicals (such as those used in the rubber industry as well as industrial dyes and solvents) is a potential risk factor.
- A family history of bladder cancer is associated with an increased risk.
- Don't smoke cigarettes.
- Exercise caution if you work with industrial dyes or in the rubber industry.
- If you have a family history of the disease, get regular checkups.
- See your doctor regularly if you have had bladder cancer to screen for recurrences.
- Patient history and physical exam help to establish the presence of a bladder disorder.
- Cystoscopy (the use of a thin, lighted tube that allows a surgeon to see the bladder directly) and biopsy (removal and analysis of tissue samples) are required for a definitive diagnosis.
- Urinalysis may be used to detect cancer cells and blood in the urine.
- CT (computed tomography) scans provide a view of the bladder and surrounding tissues to reveal any structural abnormalities.
- Tumors in the early stages may be removed surgically through the cystoscope. Such tumors may recur, thus requiring repeated cystoscopy every three months for one to two years, then every six months for one to two more years, and then yearly for life.
- Recurrences may also be treated with chemotherapeutic agents instilled directly into the bladder with a catheter.
- Chemotherapy given intravenously is used if evidence indicates that the cancer has spread.
- If the cancer is advanced, removal of the entire bladder is required. Radiation and chemotherapy may also be used.
- Call a doctor if you have blood in the urine or you experience other symptoms of bladder cancer.
Return to Symptoms and Remedies Page
Notify Me
Would you like us to inform you when we post new Healthy Living Health Alerts?
(800) 829-0422
Johns Hopkins
Symptoms and Remedies
- Age Related Macular Degeneration
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Asthma
- BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Bursitis
- Cataracts
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Disorders
- Chronic Bronchitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Chronic Pain
- Colon Cancer
- Common Cold
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Dementia
- Depression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis
- Emphysema
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Esophageal Cancer
- Eye Cancers
- Fibromyalgia
- (GERD) Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Glaucoma
- Gout
- Hair Loss (Alopecia)
- Headaches (Migraine, Cluster and Tension)
- Heart Attack
- Herniated Disk
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol and High Triglycerides
- Influenza
- Insomnia
- Kidney Cancer
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Leukemia
- Lung Cancer
- Lupus
- Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Disease
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's
- Melanoma
- Menopause
- Multiple Myeloma
- Obesity
- Oral Cancer
- Orchitis
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cysts
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Peptic Ulcer
- Prostate Cancer
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Skin Cancer, Basal Cell
- Sleep Apnea
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stomach Cancer
- Stroke
- Testicular Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
|
|
 |
Advertising Opportunities
© 2012 Remedy Health Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
RemedyLife, HealthCommunities.com, Intelecare, JohnsHopkinsHealthAlerts.com, BerkeleyWellnessAlerts.com, WellnessLetter.com, Diabetes Focus, Remedy, Remedy's Healthy Living and RemedyMD are registered trademarks of Remedy Health Media, LLC. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.