Bladder cancer is the second most common genitourinary cancer in France after prostate cancer: each year, 13,000 new patients are diagnosed, 81% of whom are men.
Most often, bladder cancer is formed from cells of the mucous membrane (urothelial epithelium): it then takes the name of urothelial carcinoma. If the average age at diagnosis is 70 years, this cancer can also appear around 30-40 years.
According to a recent Opinion Way survey carried out for the Merck-Pfizer Alliance and the Cancer Vessie France les Zuros association, 25% of French people do not know the “warning signs” of bladder cancer.
Bladder cancer: what are the symptoms that should lead to a consultation?
The most easily identifiable symptom isgross hematuria – that is to say: the presence of blood in the urine. Bladder cancer can also be responsible forfrequent urination and of burning during urination – which can easily be mistaken for symptoms of UTI!
Which address ? In the event of the appearance of these symptoms, the privileged interlocutor remains the general practitioner: this one could possibly redirect you towards a urologist, specialist in the genitourinary system.
Bladder cancer is more common in people who smoke, in people who have had radiation therapy to the lower abdomen, in people who have had chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, in people who have had recurrent urinary tract infections and in people who are exposed to certain chemicals at work.
Currently, the prognosis for bladder cancer is good (80% to 90% 5-year survival rate) when the disease is managed early enough; however, the 5-year survival rate drops to around 50% when cancer is diagnosed late. From the first symptoms, it is therefore essential to dare to consult …
Source: press release Alliance Merck-Pfizer and Cancer Vessie France les Zuros.
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