Question 1

what are the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

Hematuria: The most common presentation of bladder cancer is painless hematuria (blood in urine).  Often the first step is a urine culture (to make sure not related to urinary tract infection) and cytology (to look for cancer cells in urine specimen).  A cystoscopy is needed to confirm to diagnosis.

Question 2

how bad is bladder cancer for an 85 year old woman?

Accepted Answer

It depends: Bladder cancer has variable severity. High grade cancers which invade deeply into the bladder wall carry the highest risk, whereas some cancers are "low grade" and less invasive and are not associated with risk of metastasis, but can recur frequently. In reality these are different diseases but both are called bladder cancer. This is analogous to skin cancer, eg, basal cell vs. Melanoma.

Question 3

does early symptoms of bladder cancer is pain in the back?

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See below: Need more information. Back pain is from lot of other causes. In bladder cancer there is blood in urine mostly.

Question 4

can someone have all the symptoms of bladder cancer except for blood?

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Not likely: Blood in urine is a constant and early finding. Urine may not be grossly bloody, but there would blood cells seen on microscopic examination.

Question 5

how harmful for your health is bladder cancer for an 84 year old woman?

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Bladder cancer: Depends on the size and number of tumors.  If superficial, they can most often be treated with cystoscopic  removal on outpatient basis.  If invasive, major surgery may be needed.

Question 6

what's are the different symptoms between i.c. and bladder cancer? they have similar symptoms, what sets them apart in regards to symptoms? thank you!

Accepted Answer

Get it checked: Your physician isn't going to make the call of either interstitial cystitis or bladder cancer without performing cystoscopy. Your question is moot. I would urge you to get this resolved as quickly as you can in the office of a competent urologist.

Question 7

what are the symptoms of bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

Blood in urine: The most common symptom of bladder cancer is blood in the urine (hematuria), however, some types of bladder cancer may not present with hematuria.  Other less common symptoms include dysuria (pain while urinating), urgency and frequency of urination.

Question 8

does bladder cancer have any early symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Chief symptoms would be blood in urine and irritative voiding symptoms (burning, frequent urination, pain on urination).  Generally, patients with early bladder cancer do not have symptoms.

Question 9

does bladder cancer usually cause many symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding: The commonest symptoms is bleeding- either microscopic or visible. This can be picked up on a urine analysis. Other symptoms include difficulty passing urine, pain, frequent urination and non-specific symptoms such as weight loss, fatigue.

Question 10

what are the endstage symptoms of bladder cancer?

Accepted Answer

It depends.: It depends probably on the therapy the a patient receives for bladder cancer.  If superficial, the treatment is endoscopy, which can be painful after it is done.  If it is invasive, surgery to remove the bladder is done, and this has pain and complications.  If surgery cannot be done, radiation is used, which has its complications.  Finally, metastatic disease gets chemotherapy with side effects.

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