Bladder Cancer Causes, Symptoms and Signs

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Warning Signs Causes of Bladder Cancer Beware
and Aware!
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• What is Bladder Cancer?
• Bladder cancer is where a growth of abnormal
  tissue, known as a tumor, develops in the bladder
  lining. In some cases, the tumor spreads into the
  surrounding muscles. The most common symptom of
  bladder cancer is blood in your urine, which is
  usually painless.

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• Bladder Cancer - Symptoms and Signs
• People with bladder cancer may experience the
  following symptoms or signs.
• Pain in the lower back around the kidneys (flank
  pain)
• Swelling in the lower legs
• A growth in the pelvis near the bladder (pelvic
  mass)
• Other symptoms that may develop when bladder
  cancer has spread include

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• Warning Sign Blood in Urine
• Blood in the urine can be a sign of bladder
  cancer, either visible to the eye or picked up by
  routine testing. Usually, blood in the urine is
  not caused by cancer, but by other cases
  including exercise, trauma, infections, and
  blood or kidney disorders.

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• Warning Sign Frequent Urination and Pain on
  Urination
• Recurrent or painful urination is less common. If
  you have these symptoms, and do not have a
  urinary tract infection, you should talk to your
  health care provider to find out if bladder
  cancer is the cause.

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• What Causes Bladder Cancer?
• There are certain things (known as risk factors)
  that can increase the chance of cancer
  developing.
• Smoking
• Chemicals in the Workplace
• Low fluid consumption
• Personal or family history of bladder cancer

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• Contact Cancer Medical Review Kansas City
  Urology Expert
• In overview, cancer in the bladder can be treated
  and if you are showing signs of having bladder
  cancer, you should be checked by a Kansas City
  Urology expert.
• For more details,
• Call 913.341.7985
• Visit www.kcurology.com/conditions/bladder-cancer.
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