Bladder cancer



Bladder cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the bladder. Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder). Other types include squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma, which develop in the inner lining of the bladder.
Bladder cancer forms in urinary bladder, the muscular sac that stores urine.
This balloon-shaped tissue is sited in your pelvis. Urine made by the kidneys drives into your bladder for storage.
The bladder covers of several layers, containing a muscular wall. The muscle eases to allow the bladder to fill with urine, and contracts to sanction urination.
Cancer is a disease in which anomalous cells grow out of control. Cancer cells can form tumor masses and may attack other nearby tissues.
                                
      
Types of Bladder Cancer
Most bladder cancer improves in the tissue that lines the inside of the bladder.
This tissue is called urothelium, or transitional epithelium, and cancer that grow up here is called transitional cell carcinoma. More than 90 % of all bladder cancers are this type of cancer.
When bladder cancer transfers only the inner lining of the bladder, it is called superficial bladder cancer.
More advanced bladder cancer may extent into other layers of the bladder wall, or may pass into lymph nodes in the pelvis. This is called invasive bladder cancer.
Invasive bladder cancer is stiffer to treat and is more likely to spread to other tissues and organs in the body.
This cancer is regularly diagnosed after blood shows up in the urine.
At first, bladder cancer may not cause any symptoms, or the symptoms may be very delicate.
Eventually, symptoms can include:
Blood in the urine both liberal to be apparent with larger extents, the urine may appear cola-colored, or smaller extents that can only be realized under a microscope
Frequent or urgent need to urinate
Pain or burning with urination
Pain in the back or pelvis
More advanced cases of bladder cancer can cause:
Inability to urinate
Back pain, usually confined to one side
Pelvic or rectal pain
Anemia
Decreased appetite
Unintended weight loss
Swelling in the feet and lower legs
Bone pain or fractures

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