Bladder Cancer Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of bladder cancer
Early symptoms of bladder cancer
There is almost no bladder cancer symptoms or uncharacteristic at the beginning of this disease. This also appears in many malignant tumors. Blood in urine no pain, as the main symptom, and also often the first warning sign, is found in bladder cancer. Blood in the urine occurs in two forms: gross hematuria - the blood is visible in the urine to the naked eye, because the urine is discolored from reddish to brownish; microscopic hematuria - no significant change in urine color, but the red blood cells can be seen in urine through a microscope by doctor.
The cause of both forms represents the bleeding bladder cancer. Although blood in urine occurs in many diseases of the urinary bladder and renal systems (such as a urinary tract infection, such as a painful bladder infection), the person concerned must take the symptoms very seriously and let them be clarified by a doctor for what's behind them.
Bladder cancer can cause the following symptoms:
- Blood in urine (painless); Often only the much bloody urine (gross hematuria), will makes the person affected to see a doctor.
- Changes in urination (eg, frequent urination, urgent urination, disturbed urination, pressure on the bladder); these symptoms usually occur in urinary tract infection, but are also present in an advanced bladder cancer which complicated by tumor necrosis, ulceration and secondary UTI.
In advanced stages, this disease can also cause a bladder pain as bladder cancer symptoms in the low abdomen or pelvic area. Pain also arises when the ureter or the urethral is obstructed by the adjacent cancer.
A chronic bladder inflammation is another risk factor for bladder cancer. It is promoted by persistent urinary tract infections, through an indwelling catheter or bladder stones. As a tumor type, a so-called squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder usually arises.
Article From: Bladdercancersymptoms.org
Created: 2011-12-09
Last update: 2012-01-20