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What should you know about bladder cancer?
In 2010, an estimated 70,530 adults (52,760 men and 17,770 women) will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in the United States; however, bladder cancer is a highly treatable, highly curable disease particularly before it invades the muscle.
While bladder cancer is typically a disease of people in their 60s and 70s, symptoms can occur in much younger people. Painful urination and/or blood in the urine are the most common symptoms.
Risk factors
- The disease is more common in men than women
- Cigarette smoking is associated with 50 percent of all bladder cancers
- Occupational exposure, including professions in dry cleaning, rubber and aluminum industries, magenta and auramine manufacturing, petroleum refining petrochemical manufacturers and barbers and/or hair dressers working with permanent dye account for 20 percent of all bladder cancers
Early diagnosis
Early diagnosis of bladder cancer is critical to management and treatment of the disease and improves chances of survival.
To find out more, read our special web package on bladder cancer, which includes information on a new diagnostic technique and the latest research on bladder cancer. You can also hear Dr. Seth Lerner discuss Bladder Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms on FOX 26's weekly "Ask the Doctor" segment, which aired July 6, 2010.
If you have urology-related health concerns or would like to make an appointment, call 713-798-4100.
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