Many people with bladder cancer can have blood in their urine but no pain while urinating. There are a number of symptoms that might indicate bladder cancer like fatigue, weight loss, and bone tenderness, and these can indicate more advanced diseases.
You should pay particular attention to the following symptoms:
- blood in the urine
- painful urination
- frequent urination
- urgent urination
- urinary incontinence
- pain in the abdominal area
- pain in the lower back
Who is at risk for bladder cancer?
Smoking increases your risk of bladder cancer. Smoking causes half of all bladder cancers in men and women.
The following factors also increase your risk of developing bladder cancer:
- exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
- chronic bladder infection
- slow fluid consumption
- being male
- being a white
- being older, since the majority of bladder cancers occur in people over the age of 55
- eating a high-fat diet
- having a family history of bladder cancer
- taking the Chemotherapy drug called Cytoxan for a long time
- having previous radiation therapy to treat cancer in the pelvic area