The most common symptoms of bladder cancer include:
* Blood in the urine (hematuria)
* Pain or burning during urination without evidence of urinary tract infection
* Changes in bladder habits, such as the need to urinate more often or feel a strong need to urinate without making a lot of urine
This is not specific symptoms. This means that these symptoms are also associated with many conditions not related to cancer.
* The presence of these symptoms does not always mean you have cancer of the bladder.
* If you have any of these symptoms, we should see a health care provider immediately. People can be seen from the blood in the urine, especially older men who smoke, the higher the risk of bladder cancer until proven otherwise.
Blood in the urine is usually the first warning sign of bladder cancer.
* Unfortunately, blood is often invisible to the eye. This is called microscopic hematuria, and expressed with a simple urine test.
* In some cases, enough blood in the urine of a significant change in urine color. Urine may be slightly pink or orange, or red or may be without clots.
* If the urine changes color, and I have to see the health care provider.
And often do not cause symptoms in the bladder cancer to reach the advanced stage, it is difficult to cure. Therefore, you may wish to talk with health care providers to review the test if you have risk factors for bladder cancer. Is a test to check for cancer in people who are not from the disease, and have no symptoms but who have one or more risk factors.