A 39-year-old member asked:
could cancer cause blood in the urine?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Dr. Roscoe Nelson answered
Urology 28 years experience
Yes: It can be infection, stone, cancer or a variety of other problems. See your doctor. www.peedoc.com @thepeedoc.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
What kind of cancer can it be if you have blood in the urine?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

Dr. Shaym Puppala answered
Internal Medicine 25 years experience
Not necessarily CA: Blood in the urine (hematuria) has many possible causes, including kidney/bladder stones or kidney cysts, urinary tract infections, urethral trauma. Cancers commonly associated with hematuria include renal cell carcinoma (a kidney cancer), and bladder cancer. (see also dr. Klauber's very important comment.).
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Dr. George Klauber commented
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Glomerulonephritis is the most common cause of hematuria in children. This is a medical condition most commonly after a streptococcal , best treated by a nephrologist, and also occurs less commonly in adults.
Nov 28, 2011

A member asked:
Other than cancer, what would cause microscopic blood in the urine?
6 doctor answers • 15 doctors weighed in

Dr. Kenneth Cheng answered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
Many possibilities : Blood in the urine can be caused by a cancerous tumor, a bladder polyp, an infection, interstitial cystitis, a kidney stone, and kidney disease. Additionally, blood can also be present on a urinanalysis from extra-urinary sources such as vaginal orrectal bleeding.
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Dr. George Klauber commented
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Also from hypercalcuria - excess calcium in urine. Crystals in kidney tubules can cause microscopic and sometimes gross blood in the urine
Feb 6, 2012
A 49-year-old member asked:
If a cancer patient has blood in their urine, do they need to go the doctor immediately?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Charles Rocamboli answered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Yes: Give him/her a call asap.
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