Bladder cancer symptoms

Bladder cancer symptoms and Signs of bladder cancer

People with bladder cancer may experience the following symptoms. Sometimes, people with bladder cancer do not show any of these symptoms. Or, these symptoms may be similar to symptoms of other medical conditions. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your doctor.Bladder cancer usually does not cause symptoms that specifically indicate cancer. Most bladder cancers are diagnosed when a person complains of hematuria (blood in the urine). Doctors cannot use urine tests to make a specific diagnosis of bladder cancer because hematuria can signal other conditions besides bladder cancer, such as an infection or kidney stones.If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your doctor.

• Hematuria
• Pain during urination
• Frequent urination
• Feeling the need to urinate throughout the night
• Feeling the need to urinate, but not being able to pass urine

Symptoms of advanced bladder cancer may include pain, a change in bowel habits, unexplained loss of appetite, and weight loss.
Sometimes when the first symptoms of bladder cancer appear, the cancer has already metastasized. In this situation, the symptoms depend on the site of metastasis. For example, lung metastases may cause cough or shortness of breath, liver metastases may cause abdominal pain or jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes), and bone metastases may cause bone pain or fractures.