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Diagnosing Cancer of the Bladder
The Bladder is a hollow structure (like a balloon) that sits in your pelvis and
stores urine that it collects from your kidneys. When your bladder is full urine
is expelled through the ureters.
Symptoms: The sudden appearance of blood in your urine (known as Haematuria)
without any cause can be a symptom of Bladder cancer. The urine can appear
anywhere from brown to deep red - depending on the volume of blood. There
usually isn't any pain unless the blood forms clots along the dispelling
channels.
Other reasons for blood: If blood suddenly appears it may not necessarily be
because you have cancer. There are a lot of other conditions that cause this
including (but not limited to) to infection and kidney stones.
Diagnosis: If you detect blood in your urine - make an appointment to see your
doctor. Your doctor will prescribe a blood test to check for infection and
perform other tests such as checking your Rectum and vagina for women. A
cytoscope may be used to "go inside" and locate growing tumours. Your doctor may
use the cytoscope to obtain a biopsy (sample of the growth).
Bladder Cancer: Superficial bladder cancers (most common type) are polyps
growing on the inside lining of the bladder. Your doctor may use a term
"Papillary", "Papillomas" or "Bladder Warts" to describe it. They can occur
individually or as a group.
Treatment: Bladder cancer tumors can be removed by cutting them and cauterizing
the location of removal. Cauterizing is a method of "burning" the location to
prevent bleeding. The procedure can be very simple and involve the use of a
cytoscope.
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