Working too much, holding urine for a long time, having blood mixed in when urinating, don’t think that it is a symptom of ordinary cystitis’ because it may be a warning sign of bladder cancer.
Bladder cancer is a disease caused by the abnormal growth of cells lining the inside wall of the bladder. There are many types of bladder cancer.
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma or Urothelial Carcinoma occurs in the lining of the stomach wall and is the most common type of bladder cancer.
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma is caused by infection, chronic inflammation from radiation therapy or certain types of chemotherapy, and long-term untreated bladder stones.
- Adenocarcinoma is a type of glandular carcinoma that develops from glandular tissue, which is an epithelial tissue.
- Small cell carcinoma arises from neuroendocrine cells.
- Sarcomas occur in the muscle cells of the bladder.
Who is at risk for bladder cancer?
- Smoking: Because harmful chemicals can remain in the urine, causing damage to the bladder lining, increasing the risk of cancer.
- Exposure to Chemicals Kidneys filter and excrete chemicals from the bloodstream from the body. This exposes the kidneys to chemicals that may cause bladder cancer, including arsenic and chemicals in fabric dyes, chemicals used in the rubber, leather, ทางเข้า ufabet or paint industries.
- Increasing age: People aged 55 and over have a higher risk of developing bladder cancer.
- Men are at higher risk than women.
- Chronic cystitis , which may be cause by prolonged urinary catheterization, increases the risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder. Chronic cystitis may also be cause by blood fluke infection.
- History of cancer treatment. Cancer medications such as cyclophosphamide may increase the risk of bladder cancer. People who have had radiation therapy to the pelvis are at risk of developing bladder cancer.
- A family member or patient has a history of cancer or Lynch syndrome, which isHereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) This type of cancer increases the risk of cancers in the urinary tract, colon, uterus, and ovaries.
Symptoms
- Blood in the urine. Symptoms tend to come and go, but there is no associated pain.
- There is abnormal urination, such as frequent urination, inability to hold urine, or inability to urinate, and pain while straining to urinate.
- When cancer spreads to other organs, it causes back pain, bone pain, swollen feet, fatigue, and poor appetite.
Actually, is not scary if we take good care of ourselves. Prevention is the most important thing . Although it is difficult to prevent, there are practices that can help us reduce the risk. Therefore, having a physical examination every year, observing abnormal symptoms, are practices that help screen ourselves to reduce the risk of developing the disease. Or if it is really cancer, we will be able to receive treatment early and have a higher chance of being cure.