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Bladder cancer ‘probably more common than you realize’


Bladder cancer gets one of the most exciting awareness ribbons; it’s marigold, blue and purple.

But the disease itself doesn’t get a lot of attention.

“It’s probably more common than you realize,” said Dr. Brent Carlyle, a urologist at Rome Medical Practice and AMP Urology in Rome. “Generally smokers are the ones who get it. About 75 percent of the time, people who get bladder cancer have a smoking history.”

People exposed to chemicals, such as hairdressers or factory workers; people with frequent bladder infections; people who have been treated with radiation for prostate cancer; and people with a Middle Eastern parasitic infection are also at higher risk,…

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 Bladder cancer ‘probably more common than you realize’

“Believe it or not, bladder cancer is actually the fourth leading cause of cancer death in men,” said Dr. Ruben Pinkhasov, director of Upstate Urology at the Mohawk Valley Health System. And it is a uniquely tough disease.

Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

The first national advocacy organization dedicated to improving public awareness of bladder cancer and increasing research directed towards the diagnosis, treatment and cure of the disease.

Bladder Cancer Webcafe

The goal of this bladder cancer specific website is to help you find answers, relieve some of the fear, reinforce hope and to help you or your loved one find the best path on a difficult journey.

American Bladder Cancer Society

Our purpose is to offer support and information and to advocate for the bladder cancer community. We firmly believe that lives can be saved through awareness of bladder cancer’s symptoms.

Baylor College of Medicine

The treatment for both non-muscle invasive and invasive bladder cancer is becoming more sophisticated daily as we gain knowledge of the behavior of these cancers, identifying new targets for therapy and improving surgical techniques and both chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

Cancer Connect

A new or recurrent diagnosis of bladder cancer often results in fear and confusion for patients and their family members. Understanding treatment options, accessing new and innovative therapies through clinical trials, as well as understanding the role of supportive care and complementary and alternative medicine are essential.

Cancer.org

Understanding Genetic Changes in Bladder Cancer

eMedicineHealth

Bladder cancer is most common in industrialized countries. It is the fifth most common type of cancer in the United States''the fourth most common in men and the ninth in women.

Macmillan Cancer Support

Bladder cancer information centre.

MedicineNet

The best way to prevent bladder cancer is to avoid exposure to agents that cause the disease. People who don't smoke are three to four times less likely to get bladder cancer as compared to smokers. Continuing to smoke after the diagnosis of bladder cancer portends a poorer outcome and increases the chance of the disease coming back after treatment. Avoidance of occupational exposure to cancer-causing chemicals such as aniline dyes may also be important.

National Cancer Institute

Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy.

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