Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder.
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13 Facts About Bladder cancer
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Risk factors for bladder cancer include smoking, family history, prior radiation therapy, frequent bladder infections, and exposure to certain chemicals.
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The highest rates of bladder cancer deaths were seen in Northern Africa and Western Asia followed by Southern Europe.
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People who undergo external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer have a higher risk of developing invasive bladder cancer.
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Bladder cancer is staged and graded to determine treatment and predict outcomes.
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Treatment of bladder cancer depends on how deeply the tumor invades into the bladder wall.
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Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer can be "shaved off" using an electrocautery device attached to a cystoscope, which in that case is called a resectoscope.
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Bladder cancer that is refractory or shows progression after platinum-based chemotherapy can be treated with second-line chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
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Risk of bladder cancer occurrence is four times higher in men than in women.
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One of the common signs of bladder cancer is hematuria and is quite often misdiagnosed as urinary tract infection in women, leading to a delay in diagnosis.
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Bladder cancer is the 14th most common cancer and 16th most common cause of cancer death.
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Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the UK accounting for 2.
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Bladder cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in men and the 12th most common cancer in women.
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