What ıs Bladder Cancer?

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What ıs Bladder Cancer?

Bladder cancer occurs where tumors form on the lining of the bladder. For many people, the first sign of this type of cancer occurs when they see blood in their urine. Although the cause of bladder cancer is unknown, there are risk factors, which include age, tobacco smoke, and workplace exposures. Should non-muscle invasive bladder cancer progress after treatments involving the removal of only a tumor, the rest of the lining and underlying muscle is saved, but other tumors, if present, must also be removed. In a radical cystectomy, the whole bladder and other surrounding organs are removed and newer techniques may enable the preservation of the urethral sphincter, as well as the male reproductive organs. After treatment, patients may suffer neurobehavioral effects due to inflammation in the body’s immune response.


Cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder (the organ that stores urine). Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder). Other types include squamous cell carcinoma (cancer that begins in thin, flat cells) and adenocarcinoma (cancer that begins in cells that make and release mucus and other fluids). These less common types of bladder cancers tend to be more aggressive and more likely to spread to other organs.

Frequently Asked Questıons

Is bladder dısease only of elderly Caucasıans?

No. It may be that African Americans are more susceptible to this disease. And different racial, ethnic, and socio-economic groups may or may not receive a different type of treatment for the same stage of disease research is ongoing. One important issue is many individuals are uninsured or underinsured and do not receive the state-of-the-art treatment.

Are famıly members of bladder cancer patıents present and future at ıncreased rısk for the same dısease?

It is not completely understood, unlike breast and other hereditary syndromes, familial clustering, and increased risks of developing the disease have not been detected in some families.

In the past, what were the maın rısk factors for developıng bladder cancer?

Obviously, cigarette smoking, occupational exposure to leather fibers or workers in industries that use formaldehyde, second-hand smoke, exposure to radiation, cyclophosphamide in individuals receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy after renal transplant renal therapy. Early in people with muscle invasion or locally advanced bladder cancer disease, there is usually no pain or any other symptoms. This may lead to a delay in diagnosis and may result in bladder cancer being at an advanced stage when it is found. These are important symptoms that one should bring to the attention of a healthcare provider because other conditions share these symptoms.

Is bladder cancer truly consıdered to be a rare dısease?

No longer. In the United States, for example, it is the sixth most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, after breast, lung, colorectal, melanoma, and uterine cancers. Bladder cancer is the world’s seventh most commonly diagnosed cancer and the ninth most common in women. There are, however, many worldwide regional differences in incidence and mortality rates.

What are the symptoms of bladder cancer, and what other diseases share these symptoms?

If your PSA result came back at 3, your urologist may recommend another PSA test in 12 months. If the result is 4.6 and you have no symptoms, you may wait an additional 12 months for retesting. Other men, such as those with a family history of prostate cancer or African American men, are at a higher risk of prostate cancer. Your urologist may recommend an earlier retest regardless of your PSA result.

If my doctor recommends a prostate bıopsy, what can I expect to happen durıng the procedure?

The most common first sign is blood in the urine. Also, about 80-90% of all newly diagnosed and previously treated patients with bladder cancer have what is called superficial bladder cancer. This can be properly diagnosed by a healthcare provider, so that further diagnostic studies such as cystoscopy and bladder biopsy can be performed. The main problem related to overtreatment is by doctors who prescribe an antibiotic, with the patient’s urinary infection as the diagnosis, when the urine does not show signs of infection that would require treatment. That antibiotic treatment changes the cells that are being shed from the bladder and interferes with proper diagnosis of bladder cancer.


      

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