A 29-year-old member asked:
Does finding blood in my urine mean that i have bladder cancer?
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Dr. Denise Elseranswered
Specializes in Gynecology
Possibly: Blood in the urine (hematuria) can be microscopic (found only with testing) or "gross" (seen with the naked eye). Most causes of hematuria are benign (infection, inflammation, stones, hormonal, kidney problems), but even microscopic hematuia in a person with no symptoms can be an early sign of bladder or kidney cancer. Depending on the situation, testing is often recommended.
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Dr. Howard Adleranswered
Urology 33 years experience
Possibly: Blood in the urine (whether microscopic or gross) must be evaluated by a urologist. The degree of hematuria does not necessarily correlate with the size of the problem, so the evaluation would include laboratory testing, imaging of the urianry tract, and cystoscopy - a procedure to look inside the urethar and bladder with a telescope. Possible causes include infection, stones, and malignancy.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
If I have bladder cancer, would there be blood in my urine?
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Dr. Moez Khorsandianswered
Urology 29 years experience
Yes: Bladder cancer may cause visible blood in the urine or microscopic blood in the urine which is only picked up by urine tests. Depending on the type of cancer, size, number of lesions, etc, blood may be visible to the naked eye but can also be absent with smaller lesions. Therefore, urine tests must be performed when bladder cancer is suspected.
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A 77-year-old male asked:
Does blood in the urine always mean cancer?
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No, but cancer is one of the possibilities and needs to be ruled out. There are many other benign causes from kidney stones to prostate disease (in men) that can cause blood in urine.
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A 18-year-old member asked:
What kind of cancer can it be if you have blood in the urine?
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Dr. Shaym Puppalaanswered
Internal Medicine 27 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 39-year-old member asked:
Could cancer cause blood in the urine?
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Dr. Roscoe Nelsonanswered
Urology 30 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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