FreeMD® Bladder Cancer: Symptoms

Bladder Cancer

Symptoms

Bladder Cancer Symptoms

The most common symptom of bladder cancer is blood in the urine.

Additional symptoms of bladder cancer may include:

Abdominal pain:

Pain in the lower abdomen

Chronic back pain
Pain during urination
Increased urinary urgency:

Constant urge to urinate

Increased frequency of urination

Continue to Bladder Cancer Evaluation

View more Kidneys ureter bladder and aorta topics

Related Topics:

Hematuria
Lower abdominal pain
Transitional cell carcinoma
More...

freeMD is provided for information purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for evaluation and treatment by a physician. Please review our terms of use.

Last Updated: Apr 3, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

Site Map

Bladder Cancer References:

Johansson SL, Cohen SM: Epidemiology and etiology of bladder cancer. Semin Surg Oncol 1997 Sep-Oct; 13(5): 291-8.
Montironi R, Lopez-Beltran A. The 2004 WHO classification of bladder tumors: a summary and commentary. Int J Surg Pathol. 2005 Apr;13(2):143-53.
Rosenberg JE, Carroll PR, Small EJ. Update on chemotherapy for advanced bladder cancer. J Urol. 2005 Jul;174(1):14-20.
Warde P, Gospodarowicz MK: New approaches in the use of radiation therapy in the treatment of infiltrative transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. World J Urol 1997; 15(2): 125-33.