Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer is one of the most common cancers that affects people in the United States. 90% of Bladder Cancer usually occurs in older people over the age of 55. Bladder Cancer commonly begins in the cells that line the inside of your bladder.

The bladder is part of your urinary system and is a hollow, muscular organ that can stretch to store urine and squeeze to expel it out of your body. The bladder is located in your lower abdomen; its primary function is to store urine that comes from the kidneys through the ureters.

Although it's most common in the bladder, this same type of cancer can occur in other parts of the urinary tract drainage system.

Signs and Symptoms

If you have Bladder Cancer, common signs and symptoms you may experience include:

• Blood in your urine (hematuria)

• Pain or burning sensation during urination

• Having to urinate more frequently than usual

• Having to urinate much more than usual at night time

• Pelvic pain

• Lower back pain

• Loss of appetite and weight loss

• Feeling tired and weak

Treatment

Depending upon the stage of Bladder Cancer and other factors, treatment usually includes the following:

• Surgery

• Intravesical Therapy

• Chemotherapy

• Radiation Therapy

• Immunotherapy