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Bladder Cancer

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. [click to continue…]

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