Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer Symptoms

Bladder cancer can be asymptomatic in its early stages, meaning that it shows no symptoms or they are difficult to detect. However, when bladder cancer symptoms do appear, the most common signs include:

• Blood in urine (hematuria): This is the most common symptom. Approximately, 4 in 5 patients with bladder cancer have blood in their urine. The blood can be noticeable by the naked eye, a condition known as gross hematuria, and sometimes visible only during a laboratory analysis, a condition called microscopic hematuria. When the hematuria is noticeable without a microscopic examination, the urine may appear reddish or darker than normal, or the blood is present as blood clots. The amount of blood in the urine is not related to the cancer extant. This symptom can be inconsistent, can appear one day and then disappears the next day.

• Pelvic pain

• Urination pain

• Burning sensation during urination

• Frequent urination

• A feeling of incomplete bladder emptying

• Feeling the need to urinate but unable to do so

Most of these symptoms can be caused by other medical conditions (such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, kidney or bladder stones, prostate problems) and only a doctor can establish a correct diagnosis.

Article by Alina Morrow, MS
Medical Writer
OmniMedicalSearch.com

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