Question 1

what are the signs and symptoms of bladder cancer?

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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

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 3

does bladder cancer have any early symptoms?

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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 4

do you have back pain if you have bladder cancer and that's early symptoms?

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Many causes: There are many causes of back pain, from a lumbar strain to disc disruption, arthritis in the spine (quite common), menstrual cramps, abdominal aneurysm, muscle imbalances, poor posture, compression fracture, kidney stones, and yes, cancer.  Cancer is not a common cause of back pain, but it can occur.  See your doctor to get thngs checked out.

Question 5

are frequent uti's a sign of bladder cancer?

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Maybe: Frequent uti's are more commonly due to urinary tract obstructions, or incomplete treatment of the primary UTI with antibiotics which were resistant or the patient's failure to complete all the pills. After 3 uti's in one year most md's recommend a cystoscopy evaluation be done by a urologist or urogynecologist.

Question 6

what are the early symptoms of bladder cancer would it be peeing frequently?

Accepted Answer

Likely not: Peeing frequently is usually a symptom of an  urinary tract infection.  However,  you need to get checked out as there might be other symptoms or issues.

Question 7

is bloody urine a sign that bladder cancer has penetrated the wall of the bladder?

Accepted Answer

No: The amount of blood seen in the urine does not correlate with the degree of tumor invasion into the bladder muscle. The gold standard to determine the extent of invasion into the bladder muscle is to perform a special biopsy and evaluate for muscle invasion. One can have a little bleeding in the urine with a lot of muscle invasion or a lot of bleeding without muscle invasion.

Question 8

what are signs & symptoms of prostate cancer father had prostate and bladder cancer

Accepted Answer

Signs : Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer include blood in the urine, difficulty initiating urinatation, painful urnination, painful ejaculation and stiffness soreness in the lower back, groin or hips  also, it is highly recommended that men over age 50 get a psa blood test (to detect prostate cancer cells) and a digital rectal exam to screen for prostate cancer.

Question 9

does early symptoms of bladder cancer burns when you pee?

Accepted Answer

Blood in the urine: Usually blood in the urine is an early symptom, frequency and burning also are there, and pain in back.

Question 10

what are odds for surviving bladder cancer? the doctor says the bladder cancer is in early stages. does this mean it can be cured?

Accepted Answer

Bladder cancer: Early stage bladder cancer can nearly always be successfully treated without major surgery.  It is important to follow the surveillance cysto protocol after initial cystoscopic treatment (resection) due to the tendency for superficial recurrences. Cure is a relative term when dealing with some cancers.

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