Symptoms of bladder cancer are often not apparent until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage and sometimes fatal. This means that if you are genetically susceptible to bladder cancer, you must be diligent about testing and early detection. For more information about the risks of bladder cancer, its causes and symptoms, read on.Signs associated with bladder cancer
The most common symptoms of bladder cancer include blood in the urine (should be a deep brown or red) and painful or frequent urination. Incontinence can also be sometimes associated with the disease.
These symptoms, though almost always present in bladder cancer are also always present in other urinary and bowel problems such as urinary tract infections, prostate problems, prostate infections, gallstones, cysts and more.
Diagnosis and Detection of Bladder Cancer
The patient with increased risk of developing bladder cancer is one that has a genetic predisposition to disease, ie, one or more immediate family members or two or more family members have been diagnosed with the disease. If a person is at risk, he or she should consult a urologist regularly for cytology, a method used to detect the presence of malignancy.