If you don't smoke now, but did in the past, tell your doctor. Your risk of bladder cancer remains high for more than 10 years after your last cigarette.After reviewing your symptoms and risk factors, your doctor will examine you. The exam will include a rectal examination. Women will ...
If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, you might have symptoms specific to that body part. For instance, if the cancer has spread to the lungs, you might be coughing and short of breath. Bladder Cancer Symptoms in Women Men are four times more likely to get bladder cancer...
Squamous cells appear in your bladder as a response to infection or irritation. Gradually, these can become cancerous. Squamous cell bladder cancer is rarely seen in the United States. It is more common in regions where a parasitic infection (schistosomiasis) is a prevalent cause of bladder infe...
Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: In this type, the cancerous growth involves the thinner inner surface of the bladder. The bladder muscle is not involved and hence the name. The tumour does not spread outside the bladder and there are several treatment options available for this disease whic...
You may not have symptoms in the early stages of this cancer. If you do, it’s often because the bile duct is blocked. Jaundice is the most common symptom, along with itchy skin and light-colored or greasy poop. If your tumors are big enough, you may have belly pain, especially below...
Tumors.Malignant tumors (cancer) are more common and include cancer of the colon, rectum, bladder, lymphomas or sarcomas. Other types of cancer are gender specific and discussed underdistended bladderin men or women respectively. Benign tumors causing obstruction are less common. Other growths like...
Survival from bladder cancer in males and females. Full size image When women were categorised according to whether they were from less deprived (quintiles 1+2) or more deprived areas (the remaining quintiles), the 6-month survival was 73.5% for the less deprived compared with 52.3% for the...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur far more commonly in women, accounting for at least 8 million visits to various types of healthcare facilities in the United States per year. Cystitis (bladder infection) represents most of these infections (see the image below). 20% of women suffer from...
In that age there are few things beside bladder cancer which may cause blood in urine. He is probably sexually active person so he could get some sexually transmitted disease. Also urinary infections are not so rare and it may cause similar symptoms. However your friend need to see doctor ...
Medical illustrations help explain bladder cancer in this WebMD slideshow. See the warning signs, causes, treatments, and prognosis for bladder cancer.